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Shriners Children's
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

PRN Respiratory Therapist

Respiratory TherapistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$32.15-$48.24/hr

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Per Diem
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
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Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

Job Summary

The Respiratory Therapist administers respiratory care and life support to patients with abnormalities and deficiencies of the cardiopulmonary system by prescription and under the supervision of a physician.

Key Responsibilities

  • Obtains physician's order 100% of the time prior to initiating therapy.
  • Able to appropriately assess all patients before and after therapy is delivered 100% of the time.
  • Sets up all routine therapy modalities according to policy and procedure 100% of the time.
  • Able to set up and monitor all life support equipment according to policy and procedure 100% of the time.
  • Able to set up and perform EKGs on patients in a timely fashion.

Able to perform all POCT including controls, proficiencies and documentation. Maintain all State and Joint Commission requirements for licensing and accreditation

Required Qualifications

  • RT license in state of practice
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) ​

Preferred Qualifications

  • Associate Respiratory Therapy
  • 3 Years Respiratory care practitioner
  • 1 Year Pediatric Critical Care
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

The pay range for this position is $32.15 - $48.24. Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid Respiratory Therapist license in the state of practice and possess Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Preferred qualifications include an associate degree in respiratory therapy, pediatric critical care experience, and PALS or ACLS certifications.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentEKGPediatric care

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 73% have no call, 57% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution23 jobs

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Relocation assistance
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Sign-on bonus
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Visa sponsorship
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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$204k
Typical market rent
$1,768/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.