Respiratory Therapist - Per Diem Night Shift
Orlando, FLPer Diem$40/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Select Specialty Hospital - Orlando Central is a critical illness recovery hospital providing inpatient post-ICU care to chronically and critically ill patients who need extended healing and recovery. The Respiratory Therapist provides respiratory care and treatment, evaluates patients, and supports patients and families. The role is per diem on the night shift, with an orientation program and potential opportunities to move into full-time positions.
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Overview
Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT) - Per Diem/ PRN
Location: Orlando, FL
Schedule: PRN - Night Shift
Pay Rate: $40.00 per hour plus shift differential
Select Specialty Hospital - Orlando Central 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 Respiratory Therapist (RT) 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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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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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-FL-Orlando
Job ID 390808
Position Type Per Diem
Experience (Years) 1
Category Respiratory Therapy - Respiratory Therapist
Company Select Specialty Hospital - Orlando Central
How this job compares
Set against the 4,128 open Respiratory Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$40/hr
- Florida median$29–49/hr209 hourly ranges
- US median$35–48/hr1,834 hourly ranges
This rate, $40/hr, is close to the Florida median midpoint ($40/hr) — in the middle half of Respiratory Therapist hourly ranges in Florida.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 410 open Respiratory Therapist jobs in Florida and 4,128 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Florida
- AdventHealth149 open
- HCA Healthcare100 open
- BayCare Health System38 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 (1,266 postings).
- Education
- 74 of the 4,128 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 12, 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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