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Ready to breathe life into your career while making a real impact?

At WakeMed, we’re not just a hospital—we’re a community built on compassion, excellence, and innovation. As a Respiratory Care Assistant (RCA), you’ll be part of a team that’s deeply committed to delivering exceptional care, especially to our tiniest and most vulnerable patients in the Pediatric and Neonatal units.

What You’ll Do:

As an RCA, you’ll work under the direct supervision of a licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) and support our respiratory therapy team in delivering safe, effective, and compassionate care. You’ll gain hands-on experience while continuing your education in a Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)-approved program.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Administering breathing treatments and supplemental oxygen therapy
• Assisting with patient assessments and documentation
• Operating and setting up respiratory equipment
• Performing procedures such as aerosol therapy, MDI administration, incentive spirometry, airway clearance therapy, and chest physiotherapy with suctioning
• Supporting arterial puncture and electrocardiograms (if applicable)
• Recording patient data in our medical record system

Pediatric Focus:

You’ll play a key role in supporting our Peds/Neo respiratory team, helping deliver high-quality care to children and newborns. This is a unique opportunity to build your skills in a specialized setting while making a meaningful difference.

What You’ll Need:

• Enrollment in a CoARC-accredited Respiratory Care Program
• Current certifications in:
  • Respiratory Care Assistant - required
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• A passion for patient care and a commitment to excellence

Why WakeMed?

We live the WakeWay to Excellence—a culture of respect, teamwork, and continuous learning. Here, you’re not just gaining experience—you’re joining a mission-driven organization that invests in your growth and celebrates your contributions.

Let’s grow your career together.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your respiratory therapy journey, we’d love to meet you.

Apply today and be part of something bigger.

Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org.

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About WakeMed Health & Hospitals

At WakeMed Health & Hospitals, we are guided by a simple – yet powerful mission: to improve the health and well-being of our community by providing outstanding and compassionate care to all.To deliver on this mission, WakeMed employs the “best minds and the biggest hearts” in the business. Our team includes over 8,500 experienced registered nurses, technologists, medical professionals, support staff, and a medical staff of more than 1,200 physicians and advanced practice providers who are dedicated to putting patients first.When it comes to culture and benefits, we recognize that when we take good care of our employees, our employees can take even better care of our patients. We proudly offer competitive salaries that reflect background, experience and special skills. Our benefits programs are designed to give you and your family the support you need for today while planning for a successful tomorrow. We promote diversity in the ...workplace, provide equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants, and we participate in E-verify.We think it’s pretty simple – we care for our employees and our employees care for the community.

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