Registered Respiratory Therapist PRN

HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital; Walterboro (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) plan with match

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital in Walterboro, SC is seeking a PRN Registered Respiratory Therapist to provide diagnostic and therapeutic care across emergency, critical care, and acute settings. You will work with a supportive team and access advanced respiratory technology to deliver patient-focused therapies.

Role emphasizes evidence-based treatments, ventilation management, and collaboration with physicians and nurses, with ongoing professional growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Active state license as Respiratory Therapist (RRT/RCP)
• ACLS within 90 days of employment start date
• NRP/Neonatal Resuscitation within 90 days
• PALS within 90 days
• BCLS within 30 days of employment start date

Responsibilities

• Assess respiratory status with focused exams and airway evaluation.
• Deliver evidence-based therapy including oxygen and aerosolized meds.
• Manage ventilation and airway support across care settings.
• Educate patients and families and partner with care team.
• Maintain respiratory equipment and ensure infection-prevention standards.

Skills

RRT/RCP

Education

RRT License (State)

Job description

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a Registered Respiratory Therapist you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Respiratory Therapist,you’llplay an essential role in guiding patients through both routine care and critical moments.You’llperform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures while managing invasive and noninvasive ventilation across a variety of care settings.You’llhave access to advanced respiratory technology, mentorship from experienced RT leaders, and the support of a dependable, collaborative team that will set you up for success and ongoing professional growth. And with consistent, predictable scheduling,you’llhave the stability and resources to deliver your best care, continue building yourexpertise, and make a lasting impact on patient health every day.

Your role will include:

• Assessing respiratory statusby performing focused exams, interpreting breath sounds and airway patency, anddeterminingthe need for respiratory interventions.
• Deliveringevidence-based therapyby providing oxygen support, aerosolized medications, airway clearance techniques, and other treatments across emergency, critical care, and acute settings.
• Managing ventilation and airwaysbyassistingwith artificial airway placement,initiatingand adjusting invasive and noninvasive ventilation,monitoringpatientresponses, and responding quickly to clinical changes or emergencies.
• Supporting patients and the care teamby educating patients and families, serving as a clinical resource, partnering with physicians and nurses, and helping stabilize newborns during deliveries when needed.
• Maintainingequipment and safetyby setting up,operating, and cleaning respiratory equipment; ensuring readiness and preventive maintenance; transporting ventilated patients safely; and following all infection-prevention standards.

What qualifications you will need:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner
• Basic Cardiac Life Support, or BCLS Instructor must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Benefits

HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital, 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 benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms 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 supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

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

HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospitalprovides quality healthcare services, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology for more than 50 years. Our130+ bed hospitalis one of the region's leading acute care facilities and offers a range of services for our patients; these include diagnostic, therapeutic, emergency and surgical services as well as 24/7 Emergency Care for adults and children. We are fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).

Located in the heart of Walterboro, HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital has a longstanding history as a leader in the community with a commitment to patient-centered care.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status