Respiratory Therapist - NIGHTS

The Nemours Foundation; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Nemours is seeking a Respiratory Therapist to join our Orlando, FL team. Under supervision, you will provide routine and emergency respiratory care across patient care areas, educate colleagues, and support families in care planning.

You will perform ventilator management, aerosol therapy, bedside assessments, and documentation in EMR, contributing to discharge planning and patient education. This role requires NBRC-RRT and BLS; PALS within 6 months of hire.

Qualifications

• NBRC – RRT required.
• American Heart Association BLS required; PALS within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Verify physician orders and provide age-appropriate respiratory care.
• Assess patients and determine therapy appropriateness.
• Administer aerosolized medications and airway clearance therapies; manage ventilators.
• Document care and orders in EMR; enter charges.
• Provide education to patients and families; participate in discharge planning.
• Recommend respiratory care improvements to physicians and nurses.

Skills

RRT

BLS

PALS

Education

Associate Degree

Job description

Nemours is seeking a RT to join our team here in Orlando, Florida! This position is responsible for: Providing, under the general direction of the Therapist in Charge or Assistant Director of Respiratory Care, all routine and emergency respiratory care in all patient care areas. The Respiratory Therapists provide clinical direction for respiratory care trainees and technicians. The therapists provide consultation and education to other healthcare professionals as well. The therapist is in routine contact with patients during the provision of hands‑on care and in frequent contact with patients’ families. The respiratory therapist will have contact with other hospital staff, such as nurses and physicians.

Responsibilities

• Additional miscellaneous duties and responsibilities, as may be assigned from time to time by employee’s supervisor.
• Verify all physician orders for respiratory care and provide age and developmental-appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
• Assess patients clinically and evaluate for appropriateness of therapy.
• Provide aerosolized medication therapy, provide airway clearance therapies, airway management such as trach changes, tube taping, suctioning, medical gas therapy, ventilator setup and management, perform non-invasive monitoring, i.e., pulse oximetry, transcutaneous O2/CO2 and end-tidal CO2 monitoring, assist with in‑house and inter‑facility transports.
• Provide emergency respiratory care, i.e., airway management and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, perform arterial blood gas sampling, point of care testing and electrocardiograms, and participate in airway management during bronchoscopies.
• Document care provided, patient assessment and patient care orders in electronic medical record (EMR) or hard copy when necessary. Enter charges in EMR.
• Participate in discharge planning and home‑care education by training patients, their families, and designated care providers.
• Provide recommendations and education to physicians and nurses regarding respiratory care.
• Participate in the evaluation of respiratory care equipment and procedures and maintain current knowledge about departmental policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• NBRC – RRT required
• American Heart Association BLS required; PALS within 6 months of hire

Job Info

• Job Identification 19430
• Job Category Respiratory Therapy
• Posting Date 07/16/2026, 08:12 PM
• Degree Level Associate Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 6535 Nemours Parkway, Orlando, FL, 32827, US (On-site)