Respiratory Therapist RRT

Medical City Dallas; Wylie (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance and certification支持

Life insurance and disability benefits

Employee discounts

Job summary

Medical City Dallas is seeking a Respiratory Therapist to guide patients through routine and critical care, performing diagnostic and therapeutic interventions with ventilator support across care settings.

You will work with advanced respiratory technology, mentor from RT leaders, and a collaborative team, with consistent scheduling to support ongoing professional growth and patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• RRT/RCP-State certificate or license is required.
• NBRC-RRT certification or PFT credential is required.
• BCLS certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

Responsibilities

• Assess respiratory status and determine need for respiratory interventions.
• Deliver oxygen, aerosolized medications, airway clearance techniques, and other therapies.
• Manage artificial airways and invasive/noninvasive ventilation; monitor patient responses.
• Educate patients and families; collaborate with physicians and nurses; assist with newborn stabilization when needed.
• Maintain and clean respiratory equipment; ensure readiness and infection-prevention standards.

Education

RRT/RCP-State certificate

NBRC-RRT certificate or PFT credential

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification

Job description

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/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner Certificate
• (NBRC-RRT) Registered Respiratory Therapist, or (PFT) Pulmonary Function Technologist
• Basic Cardiac Life Support, or BCLS Instructor must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Benefits

Medical City Dallas, 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

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Medical City Dallas is recognized for its advanced medical facilities and commitment to excellence in patient care. We are an 895+ bed tertiary care center. Our medical team consists of more than 1,500 physicians, many are recognized as the world's best in their specialties. Patients travel to Medical City Dallas from all over the United States and from other countries. We offer sophisticated treatment by our 400+ in-house physician specialists. Medical City Dallas has a full-service adult hospital and pediatric hospital. We have separate adult and pediatric emergency rooms, outpatient clinics and diagnostic centers. Our providers have access to state-of-the-art technology and are pioneering new medical procedures to accommodate patient needs. As a part of the Medical City network of hospitals, patients are ensured access to leading medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations across the 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.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- 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.