Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
12 hour Night shifts, 7:00 P.M. - 7:30 A.M, 3 shifts per week, shift may vary
Posted Date
03/03/2026
Salary Range $48.53 - 64.03 Hourly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indef.
Job #
29084
Join our dedicated team of healthcare professionals providing high-quality respiratory care across a diverse patient population. As a Respiratory Therapist, you will deliver both routine and advanced respiratory therapy to pediatric and neonatal patients in a variety of clinical settings.
Key Responsibilities:
* Administer respiratory therapy treatments and interventions in accordance with physician orders and established protocols.
* Provide care in critical care environments, including the Intensive Care Units (ICUs), Emergency Department, and other high-acuity areas.
* Respond to emergency situations and participate in rapid response and code teams.
* Rotate through various departments within the Health System as needed to support patient care.
* Maintain accurate documentation and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Schedule:
* May include rotating day and night shifts.
* Flexibility to work in any area of the Health System is required.
Salary Range: $48.53-$64.03 Hourly
Educational Requirements:
*Associate's degree in Respiratory Therapy or similar
*Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Therapy or similar preferred
*Registered by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)
Licenses/Certifications:
*RCP State License in the state of California
*Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) (American Heart Association or American Red Cross)
*Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
*Pediatrics Advanced Life Support (PALS)
*Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS/ALS) preferred
* Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) preferred
Physical Demands:
*Must be able to lift and carry 35 lbs.
*Must be able to physically roll a 100 lb., horizontally positioned patient
*Must be able to stand and/or walk 75% of the 12-hour workday
*Must be able to sit, push, kneel, crouch, and reach for extended periods of time
*Must possess oral and written communication skills sufficient to communicate with colleagues, administrators, patients, visitors, staff, faculty, physicians, and on-site servicemen
As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.
Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.
Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.
