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Laredo, Texas

RESPIRATORY THERAPIST (RRT)

Respiratory TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Doctors Hospital of Laredo, in Laredo, TX, is a 183-bed acute care facility that offers a range of medical services. You'll feel a difference when you walk in our doors. There's pride in the care we deliver and a commitment to serving Laredo's growing healthcare needs.

To learn more visit doctorshosplaredo.com

Job Summary

To provide safe, competent and ethical respiratory and cardiology care to all patients. Provide leadership and direction for those employees with lesser training.

  • Benefit Highlights
  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Benefit Packages
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

Tuition Reimbursement

  • Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations!
  • HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: uhsguest.com.

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services.

Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities.

Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. uhs.com.

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If you would like to learn more about the position before applying, please contact Mariana Lopez, Recruiter at 956-523-2027.

Minimum Qualifications

A minimum of a two (2) year Associate degree or preferably a four (4) year baccalaureate degree from a school or training program by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC), or its predecessor the Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education (JRCRTE), or accredited by the Commission on Acrreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)

  • CRT required
  • RRT certification with the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) required
  • Licensed to practice respiratory care in state of Texas required
  • BLS required
  • ACLS optional
  • PALS optional
  • NRP required within 6 months of hire, if working in NICU

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient careClinical assessmentCritical care

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 40% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Respiratory Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedRespiratory Therapy median $80k (middle half $72k–$87k)63 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Texas236 active3,979 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 40% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas healthcare professional listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment245 active listings, Oct 2026
Respiratory Therapy pay trend+3.9% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

27 jobs · 16 employers
15
<$80k
3
$80k-90k
2
$90k-100k
5
$100k-110k
2
$110k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

18 jobs · 16 employers
401k / retirement match
72% this job
Sign-on bonus
61%
Loan repayment
22%
PSLF eligible
11%
CME allowance
6% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Respiratory Therapist II

Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles, Washington

$41.41-$62.92/hr
#2

Respiratory Therapist

Sentara Health · South Boston, Virginia

$37.61-$55.27/hr
#3

Respiratory Therapist RRT - Full Time - Nights

$33.16-$51.4/hr
#4

Respiratory Therapist CRTT/RRT - Full Time - Nights

$33.16-$51.4/hr
+ 32 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,010 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation & Paid Time Off
Excellent Benefit Packages
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
Tuition Reimbursement
Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations
HealthStream online learning catalogue with free CEU courses

Living in Laredo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$239k
Typical market rent
$1,129/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
87.0
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Laredo, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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