Respiratory Therapist - Weekend Only

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Hendersonville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Education support

Time away from work

Job summary

TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center is seeking a Respiratory Therapist for weekend nights. You will assess patients’ respiratory status, deliver therapies, and manage ventilation in diverse care settings.

Work with a collaborative team and gain access to advanced respiratory technology. You will pursue required certifications within set timelines and contribute to patient safety, education, and d elivery of high-quality care during weekend shifts.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of Respiratory Therapy.
• TN licensure; CRT transition to RRT must be completed within 12 months of start date.
• NBRC active membership.
• ACLS, BLS, PALS, STABLE certifications required within defined timelines.
• 1 year experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess respiratory status with focused exams, breath sounds and airway patency.
• Deliver evidence-based therapy: oxygen, aerosols, airway clearance.
• Manage ventilation and airways: invasive/noninvasive ventilation support.
• Educate patients and families; act as clinical resource to care team.
• Maintain equipment; follow infection-prevention standards and safety checks.

Skills

NBRC membership

1 year experience

ACLS within 6 months

BLS within 30 days

PALS within 6 months

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of Respiratory Therapy

TN licensure; CRT transition to RRT within 12 months

NBRC active membership

Job description

Weekend Nights - 6:45pm-7:15am
Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Respiratory Therapist - Weekend Only? At TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to 300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Respiratory Therapist,you’llplay an essential role in guiding patients through both routine care and critical moments.You’llperform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures while managing invasive and noninvasive ventilation across a variety of care settings.You’llhave 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’llhave the stability and resources to deliver your best care, continue building yourexpertise, and make a lasting impact on patient health every day.

Your role will include:

• Assessing respiratory statusby performing focused exams, interpreting breath sounds and airway patency, anddeterminingthe need for respiratory interventions.
• Deliveringevidence-based therapyby providing oxygen support, aerosolized medications, airway clearance techniques, and other treatments across emergency, critical care, and acute settings.
• Managing ventilation and airwaysbyassistingwith artificial airway placement,initiatingand adjusting invasive and noninvasive ventilation,monitoringpatientresponses, and responding quickly to clinical changes or emergencies.
• Supporting patients and the care teamby educating patients and families, serving as a clinical resource, partnering with physicians and nurses, and helping stabilize newborns during deliveries when needed.
• Maintainingequipment and safetyby 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:

• ACLS must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• BLS must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• NRP must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• PALS must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• STABLE must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• Graduate of an accredited school of Respiratory Therapy
• (RRT/CRT) Respiratory Therapist TN licensure; CRT transition to RRT must be completed within 12 months of start date
• NBRC active membership
• 1 year experience preferred

Benefits

TriStar Hendersonville 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 benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms 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 supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor 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.

TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center is a 159-bed facility providing quality healthcare to Sumner and surrounding counties for more than 45 years. The facility is the first Accredited Chest Pain Center in Sumner County, a Certified Primary Stroke Center and a designated Level III Trauma Center. The Birth Center at TriStar Hendersonville features a six-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), spacious maternity suites and a lactation boutique for inpatient and outpatient breastfeeding services. TriStar Hendersonville also offers emergency services, cardiology, neurology, orthopedic, surgical and wound care services. In addition to its main hospital campus, other affiliates include TriStar Women's Imaging Hendersonville, The Outpatient Center at Hendersonville, TriStar Portland ER and TriStar Portland Diagnostic Center.

In 2022, the hospital was named the first Innovation Hub of HCA Healthcare and Digital Transformation and Innovation (DT&I). The Innovation Hub is a hospital location dedicated to collaborative design and the development of solutions designed to benefit patients and care team members across HCA Healthcare.

Innovation Hubs are central to HCA Healthcare’s commitment to human-centered, clinically-led innovation. They serve as real-life environments for understanding current state friction points, testing, refining, and integrating digital AI solutions to impact how we provide care. This unique environment brings together care teams, administrators, data scientists and technologists to create solutions that will have lasting impact for HCA Healthcare. Learn more about HCA Healthcare and DT&I.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worlds 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.

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.