Respiratory Therapist - Per Diem
Johnstown, PAPer Diem$34/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Select Specialty Hospital in Johnstown provides inpatient post-ICU care to critically ill patients requiring extended recovery. The Respiratory Therapist delivers respiratory care for complex medical and surgical conditions, evaluates patients, and supports treatment and recovery. This per-diem role is scheduled for four day shifts over six weeks, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Overview
Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT) - Per Diem/ PRN
Location: Select Specialty Hospital- Johnstown (located inside Conemaugh Memorial)
Schedule: PRN, 4 shifts/6 weeks, days, 7-7
Compensation: $34.00 per hour, plus competitive shift differentials for weekends
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. 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.
Why Join Us:
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Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
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Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities
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Foster Well-being: We offer benefits which support the financial, work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. Part time/Per Diem positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year.
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Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care
Responsibilities
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Evaluating patients and recommending an appropriate treatment plan.
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Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.
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Performing insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes.
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Promoting continuous quality improvement.
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Teaching and counseling patients/families.
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Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum requirements:
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Must possess "Active" CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent.
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Proof of graduation required: college transcript/diploma (preferred) or high school transcript/diploma or GED.
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Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
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Current state licensure is required.
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ACLS is required upon hire. (Agency RT must have ACLS upon first shift)
Preferred qualifications:
- One (1) year of related experience is preferred.
Additional Data
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Location : Location US-PA-Johnstown
Job ID 389782
Position Type Per Diem-12 Hour Shift Days
Experience (Years) 1
Category Respiratory Therapy - Respiratory Therapist
Company Select Specialty Hospital - Johnstown
How this job compares
Set against the 4,167 open Respiratory Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$34/hr
- Pennsylvania median$32–39/hr32 hourly ranges
- US median$34–47/hr1,758 hourly ranges
This rate, $34/hr, is 8% below the Pennsylvania median midpoint ($37/hr) — in the middle half of Respiratory Therapist hourly ranges in Pennsylvania.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 217 open Respiratory Therapist jobs in Pennsylvania and 4,167 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
- UPMC46 open
- Geisinger30 open
- Highmark Health22 open
- Experience
- Respiratory Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,268 postings).
- Education
- 102 of the 4,167 open Respiratory Therapist jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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