Respiratory Therapist, Registered
Sioux Falls, SDFull-time$28.5–44/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
Sanford Health seeks a Respiratory Therapist to provide inpatient respiratory care across areas including adult critical care, NICU, and PICU. The role includes assessing patients, measuring lung capacity, interpreting results, and suggesting treatment. Therapists manage respiratory equipment and protocols, deliver medications, provide bronchial hygiene, and educate patients. The schedule is full time with varying shifts, including days, evenings, nights, and every third weekend.
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Careers With Purpose
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland.
Facility: Central Patient Building Location: Sioux Falls, SD Address: 1305 W 18th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57117, USA Shift: Varies Job Schedule: Full time Weekly Hours: 38.00 Salary Range: $28.50 - $44.00 Pay Info: Sign-on Bonus Available
Department Details
This position is full time 76 hours a pay period working three 12 hour shifts each week and one 4 hour shift each pay period. Varying shifts that consist of days, evenings, nights and every third weekend.
Our department is fast paced, different everyday. We have the only free standing Children's hospital in the state. Once you have seniority there will be less weekends involved. Opportunity to do new things and challenge yourself.
Our inpatient RT's will work in a variety of areas including Adult Critical Care, NICU and PICU. RT’s are responsible for vent/BiPAP management, medication delivery, bronchial hygiene, managing RT driven protocols and patient education.
Job Summary
Respiratory Therapist are an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing care to our patients. Come and join Sanford Health one of the largest and fastest growing not-for-profit health systems on our journey to be the premier rural health system in the United States! We’re seeking a compassionate, patient, and problem-solving Respiratory Therapist who will take our breath away and give it back to our patients. What you will do:
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Assess patients to prevent, detect, monitor and manage disease and complications.
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Measure patient's lung capacity to determine if there are any impairments.
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Offer diagnosis results and treatment suggestions based on the analysis of the patient.
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We have the ability to work in several clinical areas ranging from general floors to critical care.
You Belong at Sanford:
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Sign On bonus options available!
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Referral Bonuses
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Competitive Compensation
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Salary Increases
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Shift Differentials
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Family atmosphere with friendly staff and providers
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Flexible shift options
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Opportunities for advancement
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Excellent Health, Dental and Vision Insurance options
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Health Savings Account
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Paid Time Off
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Company Matched 401K Retirement Plan
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School Sponsorships
We are looking for employees who want to GROW THE GOOD with us. It takes all of us to make a difference.
Qualifications
A degree in Respiratory Care from an accredited respiratory care program is required; minimum associate degree or equivalent as defined by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
Respiratory Therapists must have a thorough knowledge and understanding of all procedures, indications, contraindications and hazards involved in respiratory care, as well as knowledge of equipment utilized in their department. Demonstrates the ability and knowledge required to utilize computers for patient documentation and data gathering for quality care. Must complete orientations, competency validations, and other in-servicing as required by the department and hospital.
Must have current Respiratory Therapy licensure in state(s) of practice and/or possess multi-state licensure privileges as required by position.
Must have Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credentials as attained through the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) and maintain active status according to NBRC credentialing requirements.
Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) is required. Must obtain site-specific specialty credential(s) such as Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), etc.
Benefits
Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home-work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit https://sanfordcareers.com/benefits .
Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call 1-877-673-0854 or send an email to [email protected] .
Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre-employment background screening as a condition of employment.
Req Number: R-0279455 Job Function: Allied Health Featured: No
How this job compares
Set against the 4,209 open Respiratory Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$28.5–44/hr
- South Dakota median$29–44/hr21 hourly ranges
- US median$34–48/hr1,829 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $36.25/hr, is close to the South Dakota median midpoint ($37/hr) — in the middle half of Respiratory Therapist hourly ranges in South Dakota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 21 open Respiratory Therapist jobs in South Dakota and 4,209 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in South Dakota
- Avera18 open
- Sanford Health (this employer)2 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 (1,290 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for an associate degree; 1,476 of the 4,209 open Respiratory Therapist jobs (35%) ask for an associate degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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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