Demo

Registered Respiratory Therapist

HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital
Summerville, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 3/19/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/13/2026
Description

Up to a $10,000 sign-on bonus for qualified applicants

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Registered Respiratory Therapist HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital

We are seeking a full-time night shift RRT to join our Respiratory team at Summerville Medical Center. The shift is 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM with rotating weekends.

Benefits

HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
  • Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
  • Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  • 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  • Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  • Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  • Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  • Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  • Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  • Colleague recognition program
  • Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  • Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) is responsible for routine and high-risk respiratory procedures across the facility. The RRT will provide clinical expertise to ensure all patients receive high-quality, efficient care. The RRT will assess patients by performing diagnostic tests and evaluations, treating patients and tracking progress. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now.

What you will do in this role:

  • You will perform routine and high-risk procedures as prescribed by the Physician and follow appropriate policy in the application of respiratory procedures.
  • You will communicate with physicians on the effectiveness of respiratory care procedures.
  • You will thoroughly explain and answer patient and family questions regarding respiratory care.
  • You will review patients' charts to verify order and check for contradictions of therapy.
  • You will assess patient and provide proper documentation in patient's chart as related to therapy.
  • You will assemble, install, disassemble, assess and maintain equipment according to manufacturer and department policy.

What qualifications you will need:

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
  • Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date
  • PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
  • Associate Degree
  • (NBRC-RRT) Registered Respiratory Therapist, or (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date

Trident Health is a 445-bed HCA Healthcare hospital system comprised of two acute care hospitals, Trident Medical Center and Summerville Medical Center and three freestanding emergency departments, Brighton Park Emergency, Moncks Corner Medical Center and Centre Pointe Emergency.

We provide care to nearly 375,000 South Carolina Low country residents each year. Every day Trident Health's more than 2,600 employees, more than 500 physicians and more than 130 volunteers are dedicated to fulfilling our mission.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Respiratory Therapist opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Salary.com Estimation for Registered Respiratory Therapist in Summerville, SC
$64,469 to $78,629
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital

  • HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Charleston, SC
  • Description Specialization: Cardiology Interventional Job Summary: Lowcountry Cardiology Associates/Trident Medical Center is looking for an Interventional... more
  • Just Posted

  • HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Summerville, SC
  • As the nation’s largest private employer of Registered Nurses, we’re honored by the trust of over 100,000 nurses and committed to supporting safe, high-qua... more
  • Just Posted

  • HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Summerville, SC
  • Description Introduction Are you looking for a place to deliver excellent care patients deserve? At Summerville Medical Center we support our colleagues in... more
  • Just Posted

  • HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Summerville, SC
  • Description $10,000 Sign On Bonus Available As a Registered Nurse at HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital, you’ll have all the staffing support, technology ... more
  • Just Posted


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Registered Respiratory Therapist jobs in the Summerville, SC area that may be a better fit.

  • Vibra Travels Charleston, SC
  • List of Benefits Unlike working for agency after agency, with our travel program, you get to work for a company: Work with 1 recruiter from start to finish... more
  • 14 Days Ago

  • HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital Walterboro, SC
  • Up to a $10,000 sign-on bonus for qualified applicants Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthc... more
  • 3 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!