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Piedmont Healthcare
Monroe, Georgia

Registered Respiratory Therapist - NICU, PRN, Nights

Respiratory TherapistPer Diem

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Job Description

Respiratory Therapy at Piedmont Walton — Where Your Skills Make a Daily Impact

At Piedmont Walton, a 77-bed community hospital with a 15-bed Emergency Department and 8-bed ICU, our Respiratory Therapists are essential members of a high-performing, interdisciplinary care team. Serving a diverse patient population—from infants to older adults—our RTs provide expert care across a wide spectrum of acute and chronic respiratory conditions.

Our therapists work in fast-paced, high-acuity areas including the ER, ICU, and Med-Surg units, supporting everything from mechanical ventilation, intubation, and ABGs to oxygen therapy, EKGs, and EEGs. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where clinical skill, critical thinking, and teamwork are valued every day.

If you’re passionate about delivering life-saving care, collaborating across disciplines, and growing in a supportive environment, Piedmont Walton offers the challenge and community you’re looking for.

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 Walton Hospital

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient assessmentEKGEEGPatient educationClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 49 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 61% have no call, 49% 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 contract/1099 Respiratory Therapist Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution15 jobs

6
<$105k
4
$105k-115k
3
$115k-125k
1
$132k
1
$139k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks14 jobs

401k / retirement match
71%
Sign-on bonus
43%
Relocation assistance
14%
CME allowance
7%
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Respiratory Therapist

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$47.68-$66.75/hr
#2

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$45.05 - $63.70/hr
#3

Respiratory Therapist - Providence Kodiak Island

$37.08-$55.62/hr
#4

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$35.94-$55.43/hr
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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,773 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Monroe

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$330k
Typical market rent
$1,740/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 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.