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Cartersville, Georgia

Respiratory Therapist - NICU, Nights

Respiratory TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams you’ll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work.

You’ll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today and help you plan for the future.

Responsibilities

Responsible For

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

Minimum Education Required

Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy Sciences

Minimum Experience Required

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.

Minimum Licensure/Certification Required by LAW

Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care and licensed by the State Board of Medical Examiners

Additional Qualifications

Current certifications in BCLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP. Must be actively practicing and maintaining all required competencies in both adult and neonatal areas.

  • Business Unit: Company Name
  • Piedmont Cartersville

Qualifications

Education
Associate degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentEquipment ManagementPatient Education

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Respiratory Therapist - NICU, Nights at Piedmont Healthcare a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Respiratory Therapy — ranked against 3,922 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 48% have no call, 40% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Respiratory Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.9 / 10 · top 5% in respiratory therapyranked against 3,922 Respiratory Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedRespiratory Therapy median $74k (middle half $62k–$105k)21 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Georgia164 active3,920 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 48% no call · 40% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedGeorgia healthcare professional listings (all specialties): 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 2% offer loan repayment173 active listings, Nov 2026
New Respiratory Therapy listings1,246 in the last 30 days727 the 30 days before (+71%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Respiratory Therapy pay trend+1.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,922 Respiratory Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

27 jobs · 18 employers
13
<$85k
4
$85k-100k
8
$100k-115k
2
$115k-130k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

16 jobs
401k / retirement match
75%
Sign-on bonus
63%
Loan repayment
31%
PSLF eligible
13%
CME allowance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$41.74-$62.48/hr
#2

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$34-$56.1/hr
#3

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$37.61-$55.27/hr
#4

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$35.5-$53.25/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 7.9
Among the best 10% of Respiratory Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,922 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Cartersville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$303k
Typical market rent
$1,747/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 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.