CRT PRN

HCA Houston Healthcare; Webster (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is seeking a Respiratory Therapist CRT PRN to join our patient‑centered team. The role involves diagnosing and treating respiratory conditions, managing oxygen therapy, and assisting with airway management and ventilation in a busy hospital.

Qualifications include Texas RRT/RCP licensure, BLS/ACLS, and pediatric certifications as required; NICU/PICU experience is valued. Join a comprehensive benefits program and a supportive care team at a Level II trauma center.

Qualifications

• Current permanent or temporary license to practice Respiratory Care in Texas (RRT/RCP).
• BLS and ACLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• PICU requires PALS; NICU requires NRP.
• Knowledge and skills to provide age-appropriate respiratory care.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document patient assessment including breath sounds and airway patency.
• Administer respiratory therapies: oxygen, aerosols, chest physiotherapy.
• Initiate and monitor mechanical ventilation as needed.
• Document care in medical records and communicate with physicians.

Skills

Respiratory care

Patient monitoring

Emergency response

Education

Texas license: RRT/RCP

Tools

BLS/ACLS/PALS/NRP certifications

Job description

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a(an) Respiratory Therapist CRT PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
The Respiratory Therapist coordinates and delivers high quality, patient-centered respiratory care in accordance with the nature and specific requirements of the department, and consistent with the scope and standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. As a vital part of the patient care team, the Respiratory Therapist performs a variety of diagnostic tests and therapeutic procedures and monitors patients receiving invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation. The Respiratory Therapist supports the facility’s standards of performance and promotes the vision/mission/values of the organization.
What you will do in this role:

• Performs and documents patient assessment, including breath sounds, airway patency, and cuff pressure. Conducts diagnostic procedures to evaluate the need for, and response to, respiratory therapy.
• Administers respiratory care therapies, including oxygen delivery, aerosol medication delivery, and chest physiotherapy.
• Assists with placement of artificial airways. Initiates, monitors, and maintains mechanical ventilation.
• Monitors patient for therapeutic response. Notifies provider and intervenes as appropriate in the event of an unintended response.
• Documents the administration of care in the patient medical record.
• Assists with transportation of ventilator-dependent patients.
• Responds to emergent patient situations and ensures airway integrity and adequate ventilation during resuscitation as required.
• Assists at deliveries as requested for neonatal resuscitation and/or stabilization.
• Follows Standard Precautions, using personal protective equipment as required.
• Instructs patient and family members about patient condition and proper methods of respiratory therapy.
• Serves as a clinical resource. Provides or assists in direct care when appropriate to complex patients. Consults with physicians and other healthcare providers to communicate patient progress.
• Performs a variety of duties related to setting up, operating, cleaning, sterilizing, and storing respiratory therapy equipment. Facilitates needed repairs and preventive maintenance.
• Performs all other applicable duties as defined in the professional scope of practice and hospital policies.
• Practices and adheres to the “Code of Conduct” and “Mission and Value Statement.”

What qualifications you will need:
Experience:

• Minimum of 1 year in a staff position preferred.

Education:

• Current permanent or temporary license issued by the Texas Department of Health to practice Respiratory Care. RRT/RCP

Special Qualifications:

• Possesses knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the population of the patients served.
• Current BLS and ACLS certification from the American Heart Association required.
• Anyone assigned to PICU must maintain current PALS certification from the American Heart Association.
• Anyone assigned to NICU must maintain current NRP certification from the American Heart Association.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is a 530+ bed hospital where sophisticated, world-class medicine meets the comfort, care and convenience of a community hospital. For more than 40 years, we have proudly been providing high quality, cost-effective, comprehensive healthcare to the Houston Bay Area. We opened our doors in 1972 and now employ 2,000+ staff members and 900+ physicians in a wide range of specialties. Our specialists offer more talent and experience than any other hospital in the region. We are a Level II Trauma Center and the only exclusive heart hospital south of Houston. Our accredited center provides nationally-recognized care in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery of cardiovascular diseases. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake offers a variety of other services, including Woman Services, Pediatric Care, Breast Diagnostic Center, ACR-accredited Imaging Center, Wound Care Treatment Center featuring Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and much more. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
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