Respiratory Therapist - NICU, PRN, Days
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
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Job Description
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 Newton Hospital
Qualifications
- Education
- Associate degree
Certifications
Key Skills
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 40% have no call, 46% require no weekends.
Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · top 25% in respiratory therapy | ranked against 3,993 Respiratory Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Respiratory Therapy median $94k (middle half $81k–$103k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Georgia index 96.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Respiratory Therapy listings in Georgia | 168 active | 3,956 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 40% no call · 46% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Georgia healthcare professional listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 2% offer loan repayment177 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Respiratory Therapy listings | 1,281 in the last 30 days | 731 the 30 days before (+75%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Respiratory Therapy pay trend | +2.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Top contract/1099 Respiratory Therapist Jobs
29 matches · ranked by paySalary Distribution
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Benefits & Perks
16 jobs · 15 employersShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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$33.16-$51.4/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,993 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in Covington
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $267k
- Typical market rent
- $1,839/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 37 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.