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Registered Respiratory Therapist PRN

HCA Healthcare

Port St Lucie, FLPer DiemSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago

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Compensation
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Location
Port St Lucie, 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 SupportState Respiratory Therapist LicenseAssociate's degree

Job overview

The Registered Respiratory Therapist performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and manages invasive and noninvasive ventilation across care settings. The role includes assessing respiratory status, delivering respiratory therapies, supporting patients and care teams, and maintaining equipment and safety. The posting describes predictable scheduling and a collaborative team, with required credentials and an associate degree; no experience is required.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Respiratory AssessmentRespiratory TherapyVentilation ManagementAirway ManagementPatient EducationRespiratory Equipment Operation

Qualifications

Advanced Cardiac Life SupportBasic Cardiac Life SupportNeonatal ResuscitationPediatric Advanced Life SupportState Respiratory Therapist LicenseAssociate Degree

Benefits

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

Full job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Registered Respiratory Therapist PRN.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Respiratory Therapist, you’ll play an essential role in guiding patients through both routine care and critical moments. You’ll perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures while managing invasive and noninvasive ventilation across a variety of care settings. You’ll have access to advanced respiratory technology, mentorship from experienced RT leaders, and the support of a dependable, collaborative team that will set you up for success and ongoing professional growth. And with consistent, predictable scheduling, you’ll have the stability and resources to deliver your best care, continue building your expertise, and make a lasting impact on patient health every day.

Your role will include:

  • Assessing respiratory status by performing focused exams, interpreting breath sounds and airway patency, and determining the need for respiratory interventions.

  • Delivering evidence-based therapy by providing oxygen support, aerosolized medications, airway clearance techniques, and other treatments across emergency, critical care, and acute settings.

  • Managing ventilation and airways by assisting with artificial airway placement, initiating and adjusting invasive and noninvasive ventilation, monitoring patient responses, and responding quickly to clinical changes or emergencies.

  • Supporting patients and the care team by educating patients and families, serving as a clinical resource, partnering with physicians and nurses, and helping stabilize newborns during deliveries when needed.

  • Maintaining equipment and safety by setting up, operating, and cleaning respiratory equipment; ensuring readiness and preventive maintenance; transporting ventilated patients safely; and following all infection-prevention standards.

What qualifications you will need:

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

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

  • Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date

  • PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

  • (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner

  • Associate Degree

No Travel Required

No experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • 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.

HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital is a 250 plus-bed acute care facility accredited by the Joint Commission. Since 1983, HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital has provided quality care to the Treasure Coast community. We offer a full range of services including a birthing center, cardiac catheterization lab, cancer care, and breast center. We offer minimally-invasive and robotic surgery, general and vascular surgery. The Orthopedic and Spine Institute offers the latest in orthopedic equipment. This ensures patients have access to high-quality care. HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital is a Certified Primary Stroke Center, and an American College of Cardiology accredited Chest Pain Center. The Emergency Room at the main hospital and the freestanding ER at Darwin Square are designed with consideration for special populations such as pediatric and geriatric patients.

We are located in Port St. Lucie, a city which attracts a vibrant mix of people due to its low crime rate, diverse housing stock, and abundant open space. If you are interested in a dynamic career in a great location, we invite you to explore opportunities to join our team at HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital.

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.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Respiratory Therapist PRN opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - 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 4,125 open Respiratory Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$83–106K/yr84 salary ranges
  • Florida median$29–49/hr192 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 395 open Respiratory Therapist jobs in Florida and 4,125 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 (1,256 postings).
Education
This posting asks for an associate degree; 1,530 of the 4,125 open Respiratory Therapist jobs (37%) ask for an associate degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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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