
Registered Respiratory Therapist Pediatric
Austin, TXFull-time$33.06–46.1/hrSeen 4w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Registered Respiratory Therapist Pediatric role is based in Pediatric Respiratory Care at Dell Children's Medical Center in Austin. The therapist evaluates patients with respiratory insufficiencies, develops individualized treatment strategies, delivers advanced respiratory therapy, and coordinates care with a multidisciplinary team. The position also includes educating patients and families and responding to emergency resuscitation codes. The schedule is full-time night shift, three 12-hour shifts from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
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Your future role at a glance
Location: Austin, TX
Facility: Dell Children's Medical Center
Department: Pediatric Respiratory Care
Schedule: Night shift | Full-time | 3-12s, 7pm - 7am
How you’ll make an impact in this role
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Develop tailored care plans: Evaluate patients presenting with respiratory insufficiencies to establish individual, diagnosis-based treatment strategies.
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Deliver advanced respiratory therapy: Administer complex care modalities, manage specialized life-support equipment and monitor real-time clinical parameters to ensure patient stability.
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Optimize clinical outcomes: Continually evaluate medication efficacy and therapy response, adjusting care plans in close coordination with the multidisciplinary care team.
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Empower patients and families: Educate patients and caregivers on managing their conditions while connecting them with community support resources to foster long-term recovery.
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Lead emergency resuscitation: Respond swiftly to urgent resuscitation codes, delivering immediate critical airway and life-support interventions.
What minimum requirements you’ll need
Licensure / Certification / Registration:
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BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
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Respiratory Care Practitioner credentialed from the Texas Respiratory Care Practitioners Certification Program obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
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Respiratory Therapist specializing in Registered credentialed from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
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Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
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Certification specializing in Neonatal Resuscitation credentialed from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) preferred.
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Pediatric Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
Education:
- High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate'sdegree/Technical degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required
Benefits that help you thrive
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Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
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Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
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Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
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Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
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Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
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Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
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Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more
Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity
Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.
Equal employment opportunity employer
Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp6.12.pdf) poster.
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Min Salary: 33.06
Max Salary 46.10
How this job compares
Set against the 3,982 open Respiratory Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$33.06–46.1/hr
- Texas median$33–46/hr70 hourly ranges
- US median$34–47/hr1,643 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $39.58/hr, is close to the Texas median midpoint ($39/hr) — in the middle half of Respiratory Therapist hourly ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 260 open Respiratory Therapist jobs in Texas and 3,982 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- HCA Healthcare109 open
- Baylor Scott & White Health24 open
- HealthTrust Workforce Solutions20 open
- 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 (1,178 postings).
- Education
- 105 of the 3,982 open Respiratory Therapist jobs (3%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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