About this role
AdventHealth Tampa is hiring a full-time Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) for day and night shifts at its acute care hospital in Tampa, Florida.
### What you'll do
- Initiate, maintain, transport, and monitor mechanical ventilators using conventional ventilation modes per policy
- Perform airway maintenance including manual resuscitation, oropharyngeal/nasopharyngeal airway insertion, and suctioning
- Obtain, analyze, and report arterial blood gas and co-oximetry findings; perform quality controls as required
- Respond to Code Blue emergencies and deliver CPR per American Heart Association standards
- Assess patients across neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations to determine therapy efficacy and adjust treatment per protocol
- Document and charge procedures accurately while collaborating with the interdisciplinary care team on patient flow
### What we're looking for
- Active Florida State Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) license — required
- NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential — required
- BLS and ACLS certifications — required
- Associate degree in Respiratory Therapy or Cardiopulmonary Science — required
- Minimum 1 year of critical care experience — preferred
- Competency to care for all patient populations from neonatal through geriatric
### What's included
- Hourly pay range: $23.71–$44.09 (approx. $49,316–$91,707 annually)
- Up to $15,000 sign-on bonus
- Up to $10,000 relocation assistance
- Shift differential pay
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance effective day one
- Paid time off from day one; 4 weeks of 100% paid parental leave
- 403(b) retirement plan
### About the practice
AdventHealth Tampa is a full-service acute care hospital on East Fletcher Avenue serving the greater Tampa Bay region as part of the AdventHealth system, one of the largest faith-based health networks in the United States. The respiratory therapy department supports a broad patient census spanning critical care, medical-surgical, and specialty units across all age groups.