Respiratory Therapist: Impactful Care & Career Growth

HCA Healthcare; Cypress (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

401(k) plan with match

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress in Cypress, TX is seeking a Respiratory Therapist to provide respiratory care across all age groups and all hospital areas. You will collaborate with care teams, evaluate outcomes, and adjust plans of care to ensure optimal patient results.

Responsibilities include identifying problems, communicating changes to staff and physicians, ensuring proper delivery of cardiopulmonary care, and supporting department efficiency and cost containment.

Qualifications

• ACLS within 90 days of employment start date
• BCLS within 30 days of employment start date
• PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 90 days of employment start date
• (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner
• (NBRC-CRT) Certified Respiratory Therapist, or (NBRC-RRT) Registered Respiratory Therapist

Responsibilities

• Provides respiratory care therapies to all age groups in the hospital.
• Applies modalities and evaluates outcomes, consults with other disciplines, and adjusts plans of care.
• Identifies problems and plans tasks to ensure service efficiency.
• Notifies staff/physician of changes in patient condition as needed.
• Ensures appropriate cardiopulmonary/patient care delivery per policy.
• Responds to workload changes to achieve productivity.
• Prioritizes steps, manages supplies and coordinating with other departments.
• Provides shift reports to the team.
• Participates in case management and cost containment.
• Makes referrals at admission and during hospitalization.
• Assists in evaluating patients for appropriate level of care.

Education

RRT/CRT-State Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner

NBRC-CRT Certified Respiratory Therapist

NBRC-RRT Registered Respiratory Therapist

Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 90 days

Basic Cardiac Life Support within 30 days

PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 90 days

Job description

HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress in Cypress, TX is seeking a Respiratory Therapist to provide respiratory care across all age groups and all hospital areas. You will collaborate with care teams, evaluate outcomes, and adjust plans of care to ensure optimal patient results.

Responsibilities include identifying problems, communicating changes to staff and physicians, ensuring proper delivery of cardiopulmonary care, and supporting department efficiency and cost containment.