Respiratory Therapist, PRN-Cardiac
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the pay range, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams you’ll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work.
You’ll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today and help you plan for the future.
- Seeking a respiratory therapist for the cardiac rehab department, this is a PRN position.
- Schedule: 8:00 am-3:30pm, Tuesday and Fridays will be the main days
Responsibilities
Performing patient assessments, general respiratory care procedures and protocols, critical care procedures in adult care areas, blood gas analysis, maintenance and management of all equipment and patient education.
Qualifications
- Education
- Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy Sciences Required
- Work Experience
- No experience required Required
Licenses and Certifications
- RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist by NRBC (National Board for Respiratory Care) and Licensed by the State of Georgia under the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners Upon Hire Required and
- BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required and
- ACLS Upon Hire Required
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 60 Days Required
- Business Unit: Company Name
- Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 32% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · top 25% in respiratory therapy | ranked against 3,966 Respiratory Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Respiratory Therapy median $80k (middle half $78k–$83k)47 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Georgia index 96.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Respiratory Therapy listings in Georgia | 161 active | 3,950 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 32% no call · 50% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Georgia healthcare professional listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 2% offer loan repayment170 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Respiratory Therapy listings | 1,298 in the last 30 days | 739 the 30 days before (+76%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
16 jobsShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,966 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No nights
- On-site
Benefits & Perks
Living in Fayetteville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $342k
- Typical market rent
- $2,205/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 33 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.