Registered Respiratory Therapist PRN

HCA Healthcare; Walterboro (SC); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Time off and leave programs

401(k) with match

Tuition and certification support

Fertility and family building benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital in Walterboro, SC is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (PRN) to join our critical care team. You will perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, manage ventilation, and provide evidence-based respiratory care across patient care settings.

You will collaborate with physicians and nurses, educate patients and families, and participate in maintaining equipment and safety standards while pursuing ongoing professional growth in a supportive, team-focused

Qualifications

• RRT/Practitioner credential required or eligible.
• ACLS required or within 90 days of start date; instructor preferred.
• Neonatal Resuscitation within 90 days of start date.
• PALS within 90 days of start date.
• BCLS required within 30 days of start date.

Responsibilities

• Assess respiratory status and determine need for interventions.
• Deliver evidence-based therapy across emergency, critical care, and acute settings.
• Manage artificial airways and invasive/noninvasive ventilation; monitor responses.
• Educate patients and families; act as clinical resource to care team.
• Maintain and transport respiratory equipment; uphold infection prevention standards.

Skills

Respiratory care

Ventilation management

Patient education

Infection control

Team collaboration

Education

RRT/RCP-State Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner

ACLS/ACLS Instructor

Neonatal Resuscitation

PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support

BCLS within 30 days

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’ll play an essential role in guiding patients through both routine care and critical moments. You’ll perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures while managing invasive and noninvasive ventilation across a variety of care settings. You’ll have 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’ll have the stability and resources to deliver your best care, continue building your expertise, and make a lasting impact on patient health every day.

Your role will include:

• Assessing respiratory status by performing focused exams, interpreting breath sounds and airway patency, and determining the need for respiratory interventions.

• Delivering evidence-based therapy by providing oxygen support, aerosolized medications, airway clearance techniques, and other treatments across emergency, critical care, and acute settings.

• Managing ventilation and airways by assisting with artificial airway placement, initiating and adjusting invasive and noninvasive ventilation, monitoring patient responses, and responding quickly to clinical changes or emergencies.

• Supporting patients and the care team by educating patients and families, serving as a clinical resource, partnering with physicians and nurses, and helping stabilize newborns during deliveries when needed.

• Maintaining equipment and safety by 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 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

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

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

HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital (https://colletonmedical.com/) provides quality healthcare services, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology for more than 50 years. Our 130+ bed hospital is 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