Respiratory Therapist - FT days

Select Medical; Saint Francis (WI); On-site; USD 74,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $15,000

RT orientation program

Tuition reimbursement

Continuing education

Clinical ladder program

Student debt benefit

Generous PTO

Comprehensive medical, vision, dental

Job summary

Select Medical in Milwaukee, WI (St. Francis) is seeking a Respiratory Therapist (RT) for a full-time day shift (6:30am–7:00pm). Compensation is $35.50–$47.78 per hour with a $15,000 sign-on bonus, reflecting experience.

You will manage ventilators, perform airway maintenance, and support post-ICU patients. You’ll join an interdisciplinary team, advance with tuition reimbursement and CE opportunities, and participate in a clinical ladder and PTO benefits designed to support work-life balance and

Qualifications

• Active NBRC CRT or RRT credential required.
• Proof of graduation: transcript/diploma or GED.
• BLS certification required by start date.
• Current state licensure required.
• ACLS required within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating patients and utilizing RT driven protocols to liberate patients from mechanical ventilation and adjust treatment plans within scope.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to promote optimal patient outcomes.
• Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.
• Bronchoscopies.
• Arterial Blood gases.
• Promoting continuous quality improvement.
• Teaching and counseling patients/families.

Skills

Ventilator management

Airway maintenance

Pulmonary assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient education

Education

NBRC CRT/RRT credential or state equivalent

Current state licensure

BLS certification

ACLS within 6 months of hire

Tools

Ventilators

Arterial Blood Gas analysis

Bronchoscopies

ABG interpretation

Job description

Overview

Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT)

Location: Milwaukee, WI (St. Francis)

Schedule: Full Time Days- 6:30am-7:00pmCompensation: $35.50-47.78 per hour (based on years of experience)

Sign-on bonus: $15,000

Our hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. This role focuses heavily on ventilator management, airway maintenance, pulmonary assessment and ventilator weaning while collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to support patient outcomes and recovery goals. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Respiratory Therapists (RT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

We support your career growth and personal well-being:

• Start Strong: Extensive Respiratory Therapist (RT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.
• Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
• Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
• Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
• Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Evaluating patients and utilizing RT driven protocols to liberate patients from mechanical ventilation and adjust treatment plans within scope.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to promote optimal patient outcomes.
• Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.
• Bronchoscopies
• Arterial Blood gases
• Promoting continuous quality improvement.
• Teaching and counseling patients/families.

Qualifications

Minimum requirements:

• Must possess "Active" CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent.
• Proof of graduation required: college transcript/diploma (preferred) or high school transcript/diploma or GED.
• Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
• Current state licensure is required.
• ACLS is required within 6 months of hire. (Agency RT must have ACLS upon first shift, PRN staff must have ACLS upon hire).

Preferred qualifications:

• One (1) year of related experience is preferred.

Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans