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Respiratory Therapist Career Ladder
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When you join the University of Pennsylvania Health System as a respiratory therapist, you'll be an essential member of a health care team that values and expects your input. As you practice in collaboration with our renowned professionals, you will be given the autonomy you deserve to determine your patient's needs and the appropriate care plan. With your responsibilities, comes respect for your role as a skilled and knowledgeable respiratory therapist.

This is a dynamic environment offering challenging opportunities that will expand your skills and provide you with invaluable professional development. Using state-of-the-art technology, the most advanced therapeutic interventions and cutting-edge procedures, you'll provide compassionate, quality care to your patients ranging from infancy to geriatrics. Over the course of your UPHS career, you'll develop a depth and breadth of skill that enables you to practice with increasing autonomy and growing recognition for your accomplishments within the professional community.

Whether you choose to work at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, or Penn Home Care & Hospice Services, you'll find teamwork and collaboration with the entire respiratory therapy team and other health care professionals as you enjoy an outstanding compensation and benefits package that includes prepaid tuition assistance that is among the best in the region, the opportunity for professional development, and a career that offers flexibility and variety.

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