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Lead Respiratory Therapist NICU PRN

HCA Healthcare

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Compensation
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Location
Kissimmee, FL
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Advanced Cardiac Life SupportBasic Cardiac Life SupportNeonatal ResuscitationPediatric Advanced Life SupportRegistered Respiratory TherapistCertified Respiratory Therapist Or Respiratory Therapist/PractitionerAssociate's degree

Job overview

The Lead Respiratory Therapist NICU PRN supervises NICU and pediatric respiratory therapists across both shifts, including charge therapists, and oversees departmental clinical activities and performance improvement. The role also supports administrative functions, staffing, operations, and departmental issues in coordination with management. It may require weekend and holiday work, and the therapist may serve as interim manager when the department manager or director is absent.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Clinical JudgmentRespiratory CarePerformance ImprovementStaff SupervisionDepartment Operations

Qualifications

Advanced Cardiac Life SupportBasic Cardiac Life SupportNeonatal ResuscitationPediatric Advanced Life SupportRegistered Respiratory TherapistAssociate DegreeCertified Respiratory Therapist or Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a(an) Lead Respiratory Therapist NICU PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Florida Osceola Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Job Summary:

The NICU/Pediatric Respiratory Team Leader functions independently within their scope of practice. Acts as an immediate supervisor to NICU/Peds respiratory therapists on both shifts, including the charge therapists. Supervises departmental clinical activities, including performance improvement, and performs an administrative role in department functions. Works closely with the manager/director regarding staffing, operations and departmental issues. Subjected to irregular hours and pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries. May be required to work weekends and holidays. Requires rational judgment and clinical thinking. Creates an environment and culture that enables Respiratory Care Services to fulfill the mission of the facility and meet or exceed its goals. May act as interim manager during absence of department manager or director.

What qualifications you will need:

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date

  • Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

  • Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date

  • PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date

  • (NBRC-RRT) Registered Respiratory Therapist

  • Associate Degree

  • (CRT-State) Certified Respiratory Therapist, or (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner

Benefits

HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

  • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

  • Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

  • Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

  • Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

  • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

  • Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

HCA Florida Osceola Hospital is a 404-bed tertiary care hospital. We are accredited by the Joint Commission and are a Level II Trauma Center. We are a teaching hospital in collaboration with UCF College of Medicine. Our hospital is conveniently and centrally located in the Heart of Kissimmee. We are only minutes from Orlando, St. Cloud, Celebration, and Poinciana. We are committed to enhancing the standard of healthcare by providing services including Emergency Care, Trauma Care, Pediatric ER, Heart & Vascular Institute, and Comprehensive Stroke Center. Other services include The Baby Suites Maternity Care, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Level II, Women’s Services, Behavioral Health, Orthopedics & Spine, and a Graduate Medical Education Program. We expand our care to the community with our freestanding Emergency Department at Hunter’s Creek ER.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Lead Respiratory Therapist NICU PRN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status

How this job compares

Set against the 4,076 open Respiratory Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$88–109K/yr84 salary ranges
  • Florida median$29–49/hr189 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 389 open Respiratory Therapist jobs in Florida and 4,076 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Florida
Experience
Respiratory Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,241 postings).
Education
This posting asks for an associate degree; 1,448 of the 4,076 open Respiratory Therapist jobs (36%) ask for an associate degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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