Respiratory Therapist CRT

TriStar Centennial Medical Center; Nashville (TN); Presencial; USD 55.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

401(k) plan with 100% match

Education support

Fertility & family building

Descripción de la vacante

TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville is seeking a Respiratory Therapist CRT to provide Cardiopulmonary care per physician orders, policies, and procedures.

You will administer respiratory care, perform diagnostics, operate and maintain equipment, and monitor patient responses.

Qualifications include Associate Degree, CRT/ RRT certification, ACLS/BCLS/PALS within specified timeframes, and at least one year of experience.

Formación

• ACLS within 1 year of employment start date
• BCLS within 30 days of employment start date
• PALS within 1 year of employment start date
• Associate Degree required
• CRT/NBRC certification or RRT/RCP state license
• One year of experience strongly preferred

Responsabilidades

• Deliver and assess responses to ordered therapy per plan of care including routine and intensive therapy and diagnostic procedures
• Utilize oxygen and respiratory gas equipment such as masks, tents and incubators
• Administer prescribed doses of medicinal gases and aerosol drugs
• Measure ventilatory volumes, pressures and blood gas analysis
• Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition and response to treatment
• Set up, operate, clean, sterilize, and store respiratory therapy equipment

Conocimientos

Cardiopulmonary care

Ventilator management

Patient assessment

Educación

Associate Degree

Descripción del empleo

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Respiratory Therapist CRT with TriStar Centennial Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

As the Respiratory Therapist, you will be responsible for providing Cardiopulmonary care services in accordance with specific physician orders, department policies and procedures. The Respiratory Therapist administers respiratory care and life support to patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system, performs diagnostic tests of the cardiovascular and pulmonary system to aid physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of heart and lung disorders.

What you will do in this role:

• You will deliver and assess responses to ordered therapy per plan of care including routine and intensive therapy and diagnostic procedures.
• You will utilize various types of oxygen and other therapeutic gas equipment such as masks, tents and incubators.
• You will administer prescribed doses of medicinal gases and aerosol drugs.
• You will measure ventilatory volumes, pressures and blood gas analysis.
• You will monitor, record, and communicate patient condition and general acceptance of treatment.
• You will perform a variety of duties related to setting up, operating, cleaning, sterilizing, and storing respiratory therapy equipment.

What qualifications you will need:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 1 year of employment start date
• Associate Degree
• (CRT-State) Certified Respiratory Therapist, or (NBRC-CRT) Certified Respiratory Therapist, or (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner
• One year of experience strongly preferred.

Benefits

TriStar Centennial Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• 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.

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740+ bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women's services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Women's Hospital. Our campus includes The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.

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.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- 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.