New Graduate Respiratory Therapist - Full-time in Cleveland, OH

Job title from Select Medical: New Graduate Respiratory Therapist - Full-time

Source: Select Medical job site (jobs-selectmedicalcorp.icims.com). This job is posted on the company's own site; we last checked it on Nov 5, 2026.

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This job pays USD 2.38 an hour less than the typical USD 43.34 an hour for respiratory therapist jobs in Ohio (34 jobs that list the pay).

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Select Medical has 14 more open therapy jobs in Cleveland, OH.

Typical pay at Select Medical in Ohio: USD 44.00 an hour (31 jobs that list the pay).

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Job description from Select Medical

Overview

Position: New Graduate Respiratory Therapist (RT)

Location: Cleveland, OH

Schedule: Full Time, Days and Nights Available

Compensation: $34.92 - $47.00/ Hour based on years of experience

Sign-On Bonus: $10,000

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. 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 recommending an appropriate treatment plan.
  • Providing respiratory care to patients with critical and complex medical and surgical conditions.
  • Performing insertion and removal of endotracheal tubes.
  • 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

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