Respiratory Therapist - $30K Hiring Bonus, Day/ PM Shifts
Posted Jul 31, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
This role is 0.6 FTE on day and PM shifts, with every third weekend and rotating holidays. How does that fit your plans?
What they are checking: Whether they will stay through the bonus period and beyond, which is what a large hiring bonus is buying.
The posting talks about working with autonomy. Tell me about a time you made a respiratory decision on your own and why you were confident in it.
What they are checking: Whether they can act independently within protocol and know where the limit of their judgment is.
Tell me about a family you helped understand a patient's breathing treatment or home oxygen needs.
What they are checking: Whether they can teach in plain language, which matters for outpatient education and discharge.
How do you keep your skills current as protocols and equipment change?
What they are checking: Whether they take ownership of learning in a department that values competency-based standards.
What would you do
You're called to a rapid response for a patient with a respiratory rate in the 30s and accessory muscle use. What do you do first?
What they are checking: Whether they have a fast, organized approach to respiratory distress, including when to escalate to noninvasive ventilation.
How do you work with nurses, providers and other departments when you disagree on a patient's respiratory plan?
What they are checking: Whether they can collaborate across departments and advocate for the patient without creating conflict.
You have several treatments due at once and a new urgent call comes in. How do you prioritize?
What they are checking: Whether they triage by patient acuity and communicate delays to the team rather than silently falling behind.
About the work
How do you decide between high-flow nasal cannula and BiPAP for a patient in respiratory failure?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the type of failure each device treats, rather than picking whichever is handy.
Walk me through how you'd interpret an ABG with a pH of 7.28, PaCO2 of 58 and bicarb of 26.
What they are checking: Whether they can read an acute respiratory acidosis quickly and connect it to the next clinical step.
What ventilator experience do you have, and how do you respond to a high peak pressure alarm?
What they are checking: Whether they can troubleshoot a vent alarm systematically, checking the patient before the machine settings.
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