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Piedmont Healthcare
Newnan, Georgia

Lead Respiratory Therapist

Respiratory TherapistFull-Time
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About the Role

Lead Respiratory Therapist. Supervise shift activities, expert resource. Newnan, GA. 2 years clinical experience required.

Join Piedmont Healthcare Inc. as a Lead Respiratory Therapist – Piedmont Newnan in Newnan, Georgia, United States. Supports the supervision of shift activities, and acts as the expert during his or her assigned shift. Duties include daily support of staffing and assignments, providing resource support, supporting preceptor tasks, and fulfilling assigned patient care workload.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Piedmont Healthcare Inc. as a Lead Respiratory Therapist – Piedmont Newnan.

Key Responsibilities

The Lead Respiratory Therapist supervises shift activities, manages staffing assignments, and provides expert clinical support. They serve as a role model to ensure high standards of patient safety and collaborative team performance.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy Sciences and possess at least 2 years of clinical experience. Required certifications include RRT, ACLS, BCLS, and PALS, along with current Georgia licensure.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLSACLSPALS

Key Skills

Respiratory TherapyPatient SafetyStaff SupervisionClinical LeadershipNICU CareBlood Gas AnalysisEquipment SetupPatient CarePreceptor TrainingACLSBCLSPALSRRT Certification

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 24% have no call, 28% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 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).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Respiratory Therapist roles.

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