Registered Respiratory Therapist

CommonSpirit Health; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's Health–Sugar Land Hospital is seeking an experienced Respiratory Therapist to join an established cardiopulmonary care team.

You will provide therapies, ventilator management, oxygen delivery, and external ventilation support, while applying strong assessment skills and critical thinking to create effective care plans for diverse patient needs. The role emphasizes urgency, calm under pressure, and a commitment to patient well-being.

Qualifications

• Completion of respiratory care degree program, upon hire.
• Respiratory Care Practitioner: TX, upon hire and
• Registered Respiratory Therapist, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 days
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 months

Responsibilities

• Administering therapy modalities including HHN, HHN/MDI, IPV, CPT, Pentamidine therapy.
• Administering medical gas therapy including oxygen and HeO2.
• Performing ventilation therapies and management of life support systems.
• Monitoring and diagnostic testing including ABG puncture, PFTs, capnography, and sleep apnea assessment.
• Performing specialized procedures including CPR, bronchial lavage, transport, and airway care.
• Documenting all patient care in the departmental system.

Skills

Assessment skills

Critical thinking

Education

Respiratory Care degree program

TX Respiratory Care Practitioner license

Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Basic Life Support (CPR)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Respiratory Therapist, you will join an established team of RTs who share your passion for delivering highly specialized cardiopulmonary care to patients experiencing breathing issues. You'll be instrumental in providing a range of treatments from breathing techniques and nebulizer treatments to ventilator management, oxygen therapies, and external ventilation support.

Every day you will apply your keen assessment skills and critical thinking to manage diverse patient needs, develop and execute effective care plans, and ensure calm, focused intervention in both routine and emergent situations.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong sense of urgency, unwavering calm under pressure, and the ability to anticipate outcomes. Your dedication to patient well-being and exceptional problem-solving abilities will drive success in this vital role.

• Administering therapy modalities which include, but are not limited to, Hand held Nebulizer (HHN), HHN via metered dose inhaler (HHN/MDI), Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation (IPV), Chest Physical Therapy (CPT), Pentamidine therapy. Medication administration may be included during these therapy modalities
• Administering medical gas therapy including oxygen and Helium-Oxygen Therapy (HeO2).
• Performing ventilation therapies, including maintenance and management of life support systems. These therapies are comprised of non-invasive and invasive ventilation therapies, as well as transport of ventilator patients to diagnostic procedures
• Performs physiological monitoring and diagnostic testing including, ABG puncture, bronchoscopy assistance, pulmonary function testing, bedside PFT's, metabolic monitoring, apnea monitoring, transcutaneous monitoring, capnography, and pulse oximetry and sleep apnea assessment.
• Performs specialized procedures which including but are not limited to, CPR, bronchial lavage, transport, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, artificial and tracheostomy airway care, and body mechanics/ambulation. Permanent or temporary assignment may be made to the Pulmonary Function Lab to perform diagnostic procedures to identify and quantify dysfunction by spirometry, gas diffusion, and body plethysmography
• Documenting all patient care accurately and completely in the required departmental documentation system

Job Requirements

Required

• Completion of respiratory care degree program, upon hire
• Respiratory Care Practitioner: TX, upon hire and
• Registered Respiratory Therapist, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, within 14 - days and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months

Where You'll Work

St. Luke's Health–Sugar Land Hospital is a 100 bed facility serving residents of Fort Bend County and Southwest Houston. Our Family Birthing Center provides exceptional care in a spa-like setting, creating a VIP (Very Important Pregnancy) experience for growing families. Since opening in 2008, our dedicated team of physicians, nurses and support staff has proudly delivered expert, compassionate care to our community. Our services range from heart care and neuroscience to robotic surgery.