Respiratory Therapist NICU Pedi

Medical City Las Colinas; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) Plan with match

Education support

Job summary

Medical City Las Colinas in Irving, TX is seeking a Respiratory Therapist for NICU/Pedi to care for vulnerable patients with respiratory distress in a fast-paced clinical team.

The role includes setting up ventilators, handling blood gas analysis, and educating patients and families while ensuring equipment is cleaned and stored properly. Opportunities exist within HCA Healthcare's supportive network.

Qualifications

• ACLS and PALS certifications required within 90 days of start date.
• BCLS required.
• Neonate Resuscitation or RRT-State certification required within 90 days.
• NBRC-RRT certification required.
• Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience as a Respiratory Therapist.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, evaluate and provide respiratory care per policy and licensure.
• Document patient care and use of ventilators and blood gas analyzers.
• Clean, disinfect and store equipment after use.
• Educate patients and families on respiratory care to improve health outcomes.

Skills

ACLS (≤90d)

BCLS

PALS (≤90d)

Associate Degree

Neonate Resuscitation / RRT

NBRC-RRT

2 years experience

Education

Associate Degree

Tools

Ventilators

Blood gas analyzers

Job description

Full Time, Day Shift, Weekends Rotate

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Medical City Las Colinas

Respiratory Therapist NICU/Pedi

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Respiratory Therapist, you play a vital role in caring for some of our most vulnerable patients who are experiencing respiratory distress. Our CRTs and RRTs are part of a dynamic clinical team and enjoy fast-paced work treating diverse cases. Your role may range from setting up a ventilator in the NICU, to working with a post-surgical patient in the ICU, to helping an emergency room patient breathe.

What You Will Do In This Role

• You will assess, plan, evaluate and provide quality respiratory care to patients in accordance with department policy and licensure practice acts.
• You will document and report patient care and use of equipment such as ventilators and blood gas analyzers.
• You will be responsible for the cleaning, disinfecting and storing of equipment.
• You will provide education to patients and families on respiratory care practices to ensure the best health outcomes.

What Qualifications You Will Need

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support
• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• Associate Degree
• Neonate Resuscitate, or (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date
• (NBRC-RRT) Registered Respiratory Therapist
• 2 years experience Required

Benefits

Medical City Las Colinas, 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.

Medical City Las Colinas is a 99-bed full-service, acute-care facility with more than 500 colleagues and 400 physician partners, serving the community since 1997. We offer comprehensive services, including Level III trauma services, cardiovascular services, orthopedics, spine surgery, robotic surgery, emergency services and dedicated women's services. Medical City Las Colinas' accreditations and certifications include: Certified Total Hip and Knee Replacement program (The Joint Commission), Certified Primary Stroke Center (The Joint Commission), Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery (MBSAQIP), Level III Trauma Center (American College of Surgeons), Level II Maternal Care Center (Texas Health and Human Services) and Level II NICU program (Texas Health and Human Services). We offer state-of-the-art technology to exceed our patient’s expectations and provide a patient-centric healing environment, including amenities such as made-to-order room service form our executive chef. We pride ourselves on being the Destination of Choice for our community and elevating the standards of hospital experience. As part of the Medical City family of hospitals, we are able to provide patients access to the most advanced healthcare innovations across our network.

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.

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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.