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Piedmont Healthcare
Fayetteville, Georgia

Registered Respiratory Therapist - NICU, Nights

Respiratory TherapistIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

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  • Location: Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, GA
  • Status: Full time 36 hours night shift

Responsibilities

Performs patient assessments, general and critical care respiratory care procedures, respiratory care for newborns in Labor and Delivery, blood gas analysis and interpretation, maintenance and management of equipment and patient and family education in both adult and neonatal areas.

Qualifications

  • Education
  • Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy Sciences Required

Work Experience

Previous Working Experience in Neonatal Respiratory care, or successful completion of department specific orientation including skills validation of competencies for the duties and responsibilities of this level Required

Licenses and Certifications

  • RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care and licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners Upon Hire Required and
  • BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required and
  • ACLS Upon Hire Required and
  • NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Upon Hire Required
  • PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Required
  • Business Unit: Company Name
  • Piedmont Fayette Hospital

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient assessmentEquipment maintenancePatient education

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 60% have no call, 44% 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).

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution18 jobs

3
<$100k
9
$100k-115k
3
$115k-130k
3
$130k-145k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks16 jobs

401k / retirement match
75%
Sign-on bonus
44% this job
Relocation assistance
13%
CME allowance
6%
PSLF eligible
6%

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

Respiratory Therapist - Providence Kodiak Island

$37.08-$55.62/hr
+ 23 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,803 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Fayetteville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$344k
Typical market rent
$2,252/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 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.