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RESPIRATORY THERAPIST (RRT)

Universal Health Services, Inc.
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 9/26/2026 CLOSED ON 10/24/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the RESPIRATORY THERAPIST (RRT) position at Universal Health Services, Inc.?

Responsibilities

Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health opened its doors in April 2025 as the first new full-service hospital in Washington, DC in more than 25 years! Integrating clinical care with existing community providers, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC's), The George Washington University Hospital, and our Urgent Care Center in Ward 8, this enhanced integrated delivery system will establish a robust network of care for all District residents, but more importantly, it will ensure residents of Wards 7 and 8 have access to high quality care in their community. Our advanced hospital will offer 136 beds (with the ability to expand to 184 beds), a verified trauma center, adult and pediatric emergency departments, maternal health and newborn delivery, an ambulatory pavilion for clinic visits and other outpatient services, onsite 550-car parking garage, and a helipad for emergency transport.

We are seeking a Respiratory Therapist (RRT) (Full-Time, Nights)

Our ideal candidate will fulfill the needs of the patients, families, and community by performing a variety of routine and intensive therapy, diagnostic procedures, and patient assessments in accordance with his/her licensure, certification, training, and regulatory requirements. The Respiratory Therapist will maintain and stock respiratory equipment and ensure ventilator and life support equipment are operable.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Deliver care to patients in a competent, capable, caring, and efficient manner.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the range of treatment needed by the patients.
  • Perform patient evaluations and assessments according to department and hospital policy.
  • Perform initial and ongoing assessment on all assigned patients, including a review of systems, as evidence by appropriate documentation.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in performing diagnostic and monitoring procedures and document results accurately and completely.
  • Initiate and update a comprehensive plan of care according to patients' needs.
  • Ensure that the documentation reflects patients' progress towards desired outcome/goals.
  • Respond to Rapid Response and Code Blues.
  • Demonstrate/verbalizes plan, implement and evaluate complex respiratory procedure for patients in non-specialty and special care areas. Procedures may include continuous ventilator monitoring, oxygen, humidity, and aerosol therapy, airway management, arterial blood gas interpretations. PEE and CPAP therapy, and long-term patient care regimens.
  • May provide respiratory therapy procedures to patients outside of special care areas which may include routine oxygen, humidity, and aerosol therapy, ABG punctures, and portable oxygen appropriately charting any therapy administered.
  • Demonstrate/verbalize the proper procedure for assisting with bronchoscopies.
  • Evaluate and document the patient's response to nursing and medical intervention in accordance with policy and procedure.
  • Perform other job duties/assignments as assigned.

To learn more visithttps://cedarhillregional.com/orhttps://jobs.uhsinc.com/cedar-hill-regional-medical-center.

As a Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center employee, you will be part of an exceptional team with the following benefit offerings:

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries!

More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $14.3 billion in 2023. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 96,700 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.www.uhs.com.


Qualifications

Requirements

  • Graduation from an approved two-year respiratory therapist program
  • Licensed by the District of Columbia Health Regulation
  • Licensed as a RRT Registered Respiratory Therapist and certified by NBRC
  • BLS, PALS, and ACLS required (from the American Heart Association)
  • A minimum of 3-5 years, full time experience as a Certified Respiratory Therapist in an acute care setting
  • Experience working with ICU, Peds ER, and NICU

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHSand our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.

 

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