Respiratory Therapist CRT Night Shift

HCA Houston Healthcare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

401(k) Plan 100% match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center is seeking a Respiratory Therapist (CRT) to provide respiratory care and testing per physician orders. You will set up equipment, monitor ventilators, perform arterial blood analysis, and document treatments and responses.

The role involves patient rounds, education, and collaboration with clinicians to ensure high-quality care. Requirements include NBRC-CRT certification and vocational training; Basic Life Support within 30 days of employment.

Qualifications

• NBRC-CRT certification or current credentials.
• Vocational school graduation is required.
• BCLS certification within 30 days of start date.

Responsibilities

• Provide respiratory care procedures and testing per physician orders.
• Set up equipment and medications; document treatment, response and progress.
• Operate and monitor ventilator for patients unable to breathe spontaneously.
• Perform arterial puncture and arterial blood analysis.
• Observe patient status, adjust care as needed during rounds.
• Record vitals and equipment settings as required by procedure.
• Educate patients, families, or staff on respiratory therapies.
• Ensure quality respiratory therapy and collaborate with medical staff.
• Assist with pulmonary function studies and bronchoscopy as needed.
• Maintain cleaning and sterilization of respiratory therapy equipment.

Skills

Respiratory therapy

Vital signs monitoring

Ventilator management

Patient education

Education

NBRC-CRT Certified Respiratory Therapist

Vocational School Graduate

Tools

Ventilators

Arterial blood gas analysis equipment

Job description

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

Job Summary And Qualifications

Provides respiratory care related procedures and testing to patients as ordered by a physician, according to established standards and practices.

What you will do in this role:

• Maintains established department policies, procedures, objectives, and quality assurance, safety.
• Sets-up equipment and medications and administers respiratory treatment s as ordered by the physician; charts treatment, response and progress.
• Sets up, operates and monitors ventilator when the patient respiratory system is incapable of spontaneous ventilation.
• Performs arterial puncture and arterial blood analysis.
• Observes patients, checks equipment, and makes changes necessary during patient rounds.
• Obtains and/or documents patient vital signs, and equipment settings as required by the specific procedure or test.
• Provides instructions in therapeutic procedures to the patient, family or staff.
• Assures delivery of quality respiratory therapy services; available for consultation with medical, nursing, and administrative staff.
• Conducts and/or assists with special procedures, including pulmonary function studies and bronchoscopy.
• Provides for proper cleaning and sterilization of all respiratory therapy equipment to ensure safe patient care.
• Has knowledge of Performance Improvement.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (NBRC-CRT) Certified Respiratory Therapist
• Vocational School Graduate

No Travel Required

Benefits

2 years experience Required Years of Experience

HCA Houston Healthcare 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 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

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center is a 445+ bed acute care hospital located in the heart of central Houston, adjacent to the Medical Center and Museum District, and provides quality care for the greater Houston area. Established in 1975, our hospital has been serving Houston for more than 40 years. We provide a wide range of medical services, including cardiology, bariatrics, orthopedics, neurology, emergency care and more. Our comprehensive medical specialties are here to offer individualized care to every individual that walks through our doors. We also offer 24/7 emergency services and two intensive care units: surgical intensive care unit (SICU) and medical intensive care unit (MICU). We are an accredited Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) Center and an accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

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.