RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapist)
Job Description
A Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) opportunity is available at a 288-bed acute-care hospital in Tallahassee, FL. The facility provides 24/7 emergency services and includes a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Chest Pain Center with PCI-Resuscitation, Stroke Center, Heart & Vascular Center, and Behavioral Health Center, among other specialty services.
The role. As a core member of the patient care team, the Respiratory Therapist performs comprehensive patient assessments — including breath sounds, airway patency, and cuff pressure — and conducts diagnostic procedures to evaluate the need for and response to respiratory therapy. The therapist administers respiratory care therapies such as oxygen delivery, aerosol medication delivery, and chest physiotherapy, and assists with placement of artificial airways, including initiating, monitoring, and maintaining mechanical ventilation for invasive and noninvasive patients. The role includes transporting ventilator-dependent patients and responding to emergent situations to ensure airway integrity and adequate ventilation during resuscitation. Therapeutic response is monitored continuously, with appropriate provider notification and intervention when unintended responses occur.
What we're looking for.
- Associate Degree in Respiratory Care
- NBRC and State Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Required
- 1 year of Respiratory Therapy experience preferred (would consider less than 1 year if candidate has experience as a Respiratory Therapist); would consider CRT experience, however candidates currently need to be an RRT; would consider new grads
- BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- NRP - Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date
Schedule. Positions available on days and nights, both with rotating weekends.
Compensation. $24.93 - $33.59/hr
Meet Your Recruiter
Brent McKenzie
Franchise Partner (Southwest FL)
Brent McKenzie’s career in hospitality began at his family’s resort, where he learned the business from the ground up. From there, he moved into restaurants, starting as a dishwasher and working through every role a restaurant has to offer. Over 25 years, that hands-on experience grew into more than a decade of management, including opening several new businesses of varying sizes. He capped off his hospitality career running restaurant operations at a large luxury convention hotel. Along the way, he developed a sharp eye for talent: the ability to recognize who’s ready to perform on day one, and who has the potential to grow into something bigger.
When COVID reshaped the hospitality industry in 2020, Brent brought those same instincts into healthcare recruiting. Six years in, he’s built a reputation for taking the time to understand what each client actually needs, not just the job description, but the team dynamics, the culture, and the kind of person who’ll thrive there. For candidates, he’s the kind of recruiter who listens first. He wants to know where you’re trying to go in your career, what you’re looking for in your next role, and what would make a move worth making. That way, when he brings an opportunity to the table, it’s one worth considering.
Brent is dedicated to seeing every search through. His attention to detail, persistence, and genuine interest in the people on both sides of the hire are what his clients and candidates come back for.