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Lead Respiratory Therapist CRT RRT

HCA Healthcare

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Location
Port Charlotte, FL
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Florida RRT Or CRT License, requiredBLS Certification, requiredACLS Certification Within 6 Months, requiredPALS Certification Within 6 Months, requiredAssociate's degree, required

Job overview

HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital seeks a Lead Respiratory Therapist to evaluate patients’ respiratory needs and develop and implement respiratory care plans. The role includes operating acute-care ventilators and administering routine and complex respiratory therapy procedures to patients of all ages. Candidates need at least three years of experience as a licensed Respiratory Therapist, an active Florida CRT or RRT license, and current BLS certification; ACLS and PALS are required within six months of hire.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Ventilator Operation, nice to haveRespiratory Therapy, nice to haveSelf-Direction, required

Qualifications

Associate Degree in Respiratory Care, requiredBachelor's Degree, nice to have3+ Years Respiratory Therapist Experience, requiredCritical Care Experience, nice to haveIntubation Experience, nice to haveFlorida RRT or CRT License, requiredBLS Certification, requiredACLS Certification Within 6 Months, requiredPALS Certification Within 6 Months, required

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: Lead Respiratory Therapist CRT RRT

Job Summary and Qualifications

Lead Respiratory Therapist

We are seeking a Lead CRT/RRT Respiratory Therapist for our hospital to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. As a Lead Therapist on our team, you will evaluate the respiratory needs of and develop/implement the Respiratory Care Plan for your patients. We are an amazing team who works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. Take the next step in your career with us, and apply today!

Duties and responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

  • Responsible for the application and operation of acute care ventilators used for continuous short and long-term mechanical ventilation

  • Must be self-directed

  • Maintain all department and hospital records and enter accurate information into the hospital computer for the therapy as given

  • Set up and administer all routine and complex respiratory therapy procedures to patients of all ages

Requirements:

  • Completion of an AMA-approved respiratory care program (Associate Degree); Bachelor’s Degree preferred

  • Minimum of 3 years experience as a licensed Respiratory Therapist; critical care and intubation experience preferred

  • Clear/active Florida license as Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)

  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months of hire

  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 6 months of hire

Benefits

HCA Florida Fawcett 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 Fawcett Hospital is a 237 bed acute care hospital. We serve Charlotte County. We have emergency care, an accredited cancer program, a stroke center of excellence and a chest pain center. We have an orthopedic and spine center, wound management and hyperbaric medicine. We have inpatient, outpatient and cardiovascular surgery. We have sports and rehabilitation services and outpatient programs. HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital provides community wellness programs. We have provided healthcare in Charlotte County for 40 years. Our colleagues enjoy our culture of compassion, respect and service. Over 350 area physicians work with us. We have received the America's top 100 hospital recognition. This makes us one of the best hospitals in Charlotte County. We hope you'll consider a career at HCA Florida Fawcett 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 Lead Respiratory Therapist CRT RRT 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 4,151 open Respiratory Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$88–109K/yr93 salary ranges
  • Florida median$29–49/hr205 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 407 open Respiratory Therapist jobs in Florida and 4,151 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Florida
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — more than three in four Respiratory Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 1,268 postings).
Education
This posting asks for an associate degree; 1,463 of the 4,151 open Respiratory Therapist jobs (35%) ask for an associate degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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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