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Columbus, Georgia

Registered Respiratory Therapist, Pediatrics, WEO - Midtown

Respiratory TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Performing patient assessments, general respiratory care procedures and protocols, critical care procedures in adult care areas, blood gas analysis, maintenance and management of all equipment and patient education.

Responsibilities

Performing patient assessments, general respiratory care procedures and protocols, critical care procedures in adult care areas, blood gas analysis, maintenance and management of all equipment and patient education.

Qualifications

  • Education
  • Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy Sciences Required
  • Work Experience
  • No experience required Required

Licenses and Certifications

  • RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist and Licensed by the State of Georgia under the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners Upon Hire Required and
  • BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required and
  • ACLS Upon Hire Required
  • PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 60 Days Required
  • Business Unit: Company Name
  • Piedmont Columbus Midtown

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient assessmentEquipment maintenance

Pediatrics Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 54% have no call, 48% 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).

Respiratory Therapist pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Respiratory Therapist Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs · 25 employers

9
<$95k
11
$95k-110k
3
$110k-125k
4
$125k-140k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs

401k / retirement match
83%
Sign-on bonus
38%
Relocation assistance
13%
PSLF eligible
13%
Loan repayment
8%

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 II

$41.41-$62.92/hr
+ 34 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 49 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Columbus

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$164k
Typical market rent
$1,308/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.3
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.

BEA 2024 · Columbus, GA-AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.