Respiratory Therapist RRT

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Panama City (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital in Panama City, FL, is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) to join our nights team. You will perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, manage invasive and noninvasive ventilation, and work across emergency, critical care, and acute settings with access to advanced respiratory technology.

You will be part of a collaborative team, receive mentorship from experienced leaders, and benefit from predictable scheduling that supports your clinical growth

Qualifications

• RRT NBRC and State Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Associate Degree in Respiratory
• ACLS must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date
• BCLS must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• PALS must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date

Responsibilities

• Assess respiratory status and determine need for interventions.
• Deliver oxygen therapy, aerosolized meds, and airway clearance techniques.
• Manage ventilation and airways, including invasive and noninvasive support.
• Educate patients and families, act as a clinical resource, collaborate with care team.
• Maintain and sanitize equipment; ensure readiness and adherence to infection prevention standards.

Skills

RRT NBRC

State Registered

ACLS 60 days

BCLS 30 days

PALS 60 days

Education

Associate Degree in Respiratory

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a Respiratory Therapist RRT with HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - Full-time, NIGHTS

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Respiratory Therapist, you’ll play an essential role in guiding patients through both routine care and critical moments. You’ll perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures while managing invasive and noninvasive ventilation across a variety of care settings. You’ll have access to advanced respiratory technology, mentorship from experienced RT leaders, and the support of a dependable, collaborative team that will set you up for success and ongoing professional growth. And with consistent, predictable scheduling, you’ll have the stability and resources to deliver your best care, continue building your expertise, and make a lasting impact on patient health every day.

Your role will include:

• Assessing respiratory status by performing focused exams, interpreting breath sounds and airway patency, and determining the need for respiratory interventions.
• Delivering evidence-based therapy by providing oxygen support, aerosolized medications, airway clearance techniques, and other treatments across emergency, critical care, and acute settings.
• Managing ventilation and airways by assisting with artificial airway placement, initiating and adjusting invasive and noninvasive ventilation, monitoring patient responses, and responding quickly to clinical changes or emergencies.
• Supporting patients and the care team by educating patients and families, serving as a clinical resource, partnering with physicians and nurses, and helping stabilize newborns during deliveries when needed.
• Maintaining equipment and safety by setting up, operating, and cleaning respiratory equipment; ensuring readiness and preventive maintenance; transporting ventilated patients safely; and following all infection-prevention standards.

What qualifications you will need:

• RRT - NBRC and State Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Associate Degree in Respiratory
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date
• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support must be obtained within 60 days of employment start date

Benefits

HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital 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 Florida Gulf Coast Hospital is a 238-bed acute care hospital. For 40 years, we have served Bay County and the surrounding communities. We are an accredited facility offering comprehensive care. This includes advanced cardiac assessment and treatment. We offer certified women's services. Our hospital has dedicated spaces for adult and pediatric emergency services. We are certified in Advanced Primary Stroke Care. Our hospital is accredited as a Comprehensive Breast Care Center. We are the areas only Accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI and Resuscitation. Other services that we offer include orthopedic care and joint replacement, robotic surgery, cardiac, vascular, and interventional services. We are home to the only Pediatric ER in the community. We have the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in the region. Together, we continue to raise the bar in healthcare.

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.