Lead Respiratory Therapist, WEO, Days
Stockbridge, GAFull-timePosted 1w agoStill listed 6 days ago
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Job overview
The Lead Respiratory Therapist supports shift supervision and serves as an expert resource during the assigned shift. The role includes staffing and assignment support, preceptor assistance, and patient care responsibilities. The therapist models an efficient, accountable, and collaborative team environment with staff and physicians while promoting patient safety and quality of care.
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Overview
When you join Piedmont, you’re not just changing your work environment. We open doors to real change in the lives we touch — especially yours. We’re committed to bringing award-winning care to communities across Georgia and celebrating the strength our diversity creates. Together, we’re doing big things. One employee, one team, and one community at a time.
Piedmont is a place where your work truly matters—and where you’re supported to do your best every day. We offer a collaborative culture, innovative resources, and leadership that is genuinely invested in your growth. With competitive benefits, wellness programs, and opportunities for advancement, you’ll have what you need to thrive now and build a strong future.
Responsibilities Supports the supervision of shift activities, and acts as the expert during his or her assigned shift. Duties include daily support of staffing and assignments, providing resource support, supporting preceptor tasks, and fulfilling assigned patient care workload. Serves as a role model and advocates a highly efficient, accountable and collaborative team environment between staff and with physicians. Delivers the highest standards of patient safety and quality of care. Qualifications
Education
- Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy Sciences Required
Work Experience
- 2 years Clinical experience in Respiratory Therapy. If limited NICU experience, able to ramp up basic skill set (i.e., delivery support, blood gases, equipment setup) within a defined timeframe. Required
Licenses and Certifications
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RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist Is a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC); has and maintains a current licensure as a Respiratory Care Professional in the state of Georgia Upon Hire Required
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ACLS ALS can be used in place of ACLS Required
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BCLS - Basic Life Support Required
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PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support Required
Business Unit : Company Name Piedmont Henry Hospital
How this job compares
Set against the 4,075 open Respiratory Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$88–109K/yr84 salary ranges
- Georgia median$31–46/hr25 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 196 open Respiratory Therapist jobs in Georgia and 4,075 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Georgia
- Piedmont Healthcare (this employer)71 open
- Wellstar Health System37 open
- HCA Healthcare15 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Respiratory Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (1,240 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for an associate degree; 1,447 of the 4,075 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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