Respiratory Therapist

Northshore Home Health Care; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Northshore Home Health Care is seeking a Respiratory Therapist to provide diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory care across emergency, critical care, and acute settings. The role involves assessing patients, delivering treatments, and managing ventilation and airway support as needed.

Ideal candidates will educate patients and families on respiratory conditions and care plans, and maintain respiratory equipment to ensure safe operation.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical assessment skills and sound clinical judgment.
• Competence in respiratory therapy interventions, ventilation, and airway management.
• Effective communication and patient/family education skills.
• Knowledge of respiratory equipment operation and safety practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively in high-acuity settings.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and determine appropriate respiratory interventions.
• Deliver respiratory treatments and manage patient respiratory status.
• Provide ventilation support and airway management as clinically indicated.
• Educate patients and families on respiratory conditions, therapies, and care plans.
• Maintain, set up, and troubleshoot respiratory equipment to ensure safe operation.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary care team to support patient outcomes.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Ventilation and airway management

Communication and education

Equipment operation and safety

Team collaboration in high-acuity care

Job description

Role Summary:

Provide diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory care in emergency, critical care, and acute settings.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patients and determine appropriate respiratory interventions.
• Deliver respiratory treatments and manage patient respiratory status.
• Provide ventilation support and airway management as clinically indicated.
• Educate patients and families on respiratory conditions, therapies, and care plans.
• Maintain, set up, and troubleshoot respiratory equipment to ensure safe operation.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary care team to support patient outcomes.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Strong clinical assessment skills and sound clinical judgment.
• Competence in respiratory therapy interventions, ventilation, and airway management.
• Effective communication and patient/family education skills.
• Knowledge of respiratory equipment operation and safety practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively in high-acuity settings.