RRT

HCA Houston Healthcare; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Education support

Fertility and family building benefits

Life insurance

Discounts and perks

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center in Houston, TX seeks a Respiratory Therapist to guide patients through routine care and critical moments. You’ll perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures across emergency, critical care, and acute settings with access to advanced respiratory technology and mentorship.

You will contribute to patient care by supporting families, coordinating with physicians and nurses, and maintaining equipment while adhering to infection-prevention standards; the role

Qualifications

• Completion of a 2- or 4-year approved respiratory care program (Associates or Bachelors).
• Registered NBRC certification and Texas licensure required; BCLS and NRP within six months of hire.
• PALS certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess respiratory status with focused exams and interpret findings.
• Deliver evidence-based therapy across emergency, critical care, and acute settings.
• Manage ventilation and airway interventions, invasive and noninvasive.
• Educate patients and families; act as a clinical resource for care teams.
• Maintain equipment and uphold infection-prevention standards.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Team collaboration

Ventilation support

Patient education

Education

Associate or Bachelor degree in Respiratory Care

Tools

NBRC certification

Texas licensure

BCLS

NRP

PALS (preferred)

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a RRT with HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

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.

Qualifications

• Education required and/or preferred: REQUIRED: Completion of a 2 or 4 year approved respiratory care program (Associates Degree or Bachelors)
• Licensure/Certification: REQUIRED: Registered Certification by the National Board for Respiratory Care and Current Texas licensure for Respiratory Care Practitioner, BCLS Provider, NRP certification required within six months of hire date. PREFERRED: PALS. Certification

Benefits

• 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

HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center is a 445+ bed acute care hospital located in the heart of central Houston, adjacent to the Medical Center and Museum District, and provides quality care for the greater Houston area. Established in 1975, our hospital has been serving Houston for more than 40 years. We provide a wide range of medical services, including cardiology, bariatrics, orthopedics, neurology, emergency care and more. Our comprehensive medical specialties are here to offer individualized care to every individual that walks through our doors. We also offer 24/7 emergency services and two intensive care units: surgical intensive care unit (SICU) and medical intensive care unit (MICU). We are an accredited Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) Center and an accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

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

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

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.