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Northside Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia

Choice+ Flex Program - Respiratory Therapist

Respiratory TherapistIncludes callIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Choice + Flex is Northside Hospital's clinical career program that offers the flexibility of an agency with the growth and advantages of working for Northside. Choice+ Flex is a part-time program with a commitment of two shifts per week.

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

The Respiratory Therapist for Northside Hospital’s Choice+ Program regularly performs respiratory care for patients in adult, neonatal care, and/or outpatient CPAP centers. Employees may perform ECG, EEG, pulmonary function testing, & bronchoscopy, and any other testing as deemed within the scope of practice by national standards.

Qualifications

Required

  • Current and valid license as a Registered Respiratory Therapist with the Georgia Composite Medical Board.
  • Graduate of an accredited respiratory care program with an Associate’s degree.
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), credentialed by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).

Applicants must have at least two (2) years of current experience post-residency/new graduate orientation in the clinical areas in which they will be working.

Must hold Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardia Life Support (ACLS) and/or Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) by the American Heart Association.

NRP is only required when rotating to the NICU or attending deliveries.

Minimum of one year of experience with non-invasive pressure devices. (CPAP Department Only)

Preferred

A minimum of one (1) year of travel experience with an external or internal agency program (excluding float pools).

Work Hours

Varies

Weekend Requirements:

Yes

On-Call Requirements:

No

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Respiratory therapyPatient careAdvanced Cardiac Life Support

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Choice+ Flex Program - Respiratory Therapist at Northside Hospital a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Respiratory Therapy — ranked against 3,913 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 54% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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).

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs · 25 employers

9
<$90k
6
$90k-105k
8
$105k-120k
3
$120k-135k
1
$139k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
83%
Sign-on bonus
42%
Relocation assistance
13%
PSLF eligible
13%
Loan repayment
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Respiratory Therapist

Sutter Health · Sacramento, California

$47.68-$66.75/hr
#2

Respiratory Therapist II

Marian Regional Medical Center · Santa Maria, California

$52.03-$64.05/hr
#3

Respiratory Therapist – CRT/RRT

$45.05 - $63.70/hr
#4

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$41.41-$62.92/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,913 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Atlanta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$377k
Typical market rent
$1,944/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Northside Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Atlanta, GA
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexibility of an agency with growth and advantages of working for Northside