Experienced Respiratory Therapist, RRT - UPMC Shadyside
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UPMC Shadyside is seeking an experienced Respiratory Therapist to provide respiratory therapy and life support to patients with cardiopulmonary deficiencies and abnormalities. The role works under physician direction and prescription across patient populations and service areas. The hospital describes a high-acuity academic care environment and offers a career ladder, promotional opportunities, and sign-on bonuses for qualified therapists who make a two-year full-time commitment.
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Bring your Respiratory Therapy expertise to UPMC Shadyside, a Magnet®-designated, nationally ranked teaching hospital and part of UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, consistently recognized as a top hospital in Pittsburgh and across Pennsylvania. UPMC Shadyside is known for delivering high‑acuity, specialty care, including oncology through the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, advanced cardiac services, and comprehensive medical and surgical care in a fast‑paced academic environment.
As an experienced Respiratory Therapist, you'll practice at the top of your license alongside respected physicians and interdisciplinary teams, caring for complex patient populations while contributing your clinical expertise to a culture that values collaboration, evidence‑based practice, and professional growth. UPMC Shadyside offers the scale, reputation, and support to take your RT career to the next level.
We're excited to offer sign-on bonuses for qualified Respiratory Therapists who join our team:
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$15,000 for therapists with 0-1 year of experience with a 2-year full-time commitment
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$20,000 for therapists with 1+ years of experience with a 2-year full-time commitment
We offer a lucrative career ladder that we utilize to allow for career growth and promotional opportunities with UPMC!
Under the general direction of a physician and by prescription, the Respiratory Therapist provides respiratory therapy services and life support to patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system. Defined responsibilities are performed in all patient populations and in all patient service areas.
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Graduate of a Co ARC (Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care) approved Respiratory program required.
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Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania required.
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Basic Life Support or Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation required Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRTT) from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) required prior to expiration of temporary practice permit
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Respiratory therapists who receive their CRT credential from the NBRC after July 1, 2002 are required to maintain certification under the NBRC requirements
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
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Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician (CRTT)
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Osteopathic Respiratory Care
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Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP)
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CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
How this job compares
Set against the 4,128 open Respiratory Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$87–109K/yr91 salary ranges
- Pennsylvania median$33–38/hr30 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 222 open Respiratory Therapist jobs in Pennsylvania and 4,128 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
- UPMC (this employer)47 open
- Geisinger31 open
- Highmark Health23 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Respiratory Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 1,266 postings).
- Education
- 74 of the 4,128 open Respiratory Therapist jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 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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