RRT PRN

The Woman's Hospital of Texas; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

The Woman's Hospital of Texas is seeking a PRN Respiratory Therapist to provide critical and routine respiratory care across multiple settings in our Houston facility. You will assess status, deliver therapy, manage ventilation and airways, and educate patients and families as part of a collaborative care team.

You will also maintain equipment, follow infection prevention standards, and participate in ongoing professional growth with mentorship from experienced RT leaders.

Qualifications

• Requires AA degree or equivalent from a two-year college.
• NBRC Registered Certification and Texas licensure required.
• BCLS and NRP required within six months of hire.
• PALS certification preferred.
• Unit-specific clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assessing respiratory status by performing focused exams and interpreting breath sounds.
• Delivering evidence-based therapy with oxygen, medications, airway clearance, and other treatments.
• Managing ventilation and airways with invasive and noninvasive support; monitor and respond to changes.
• Educating patients and families; serving as a clinical resource with the care team.
• Maintaining and sterilizing equipment; ensure readiness and infection-prevention standards.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Ventilation management

Patient education

Emergency response

Education

Associate Degree/AA or equivalent

NBRC RRT certification

Texas licensure for Respiratory Care Practitioner

BCLS

NRP certification

PALS (preferred)

Job description

Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a(an) RRT PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join The Woman's Hospital of Texas which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

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

• Education required and/or preferred: REQUIRED: Associates Degree (AA) or equivalent from two (2) year college
• 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
• Experience required or preferred: Required: Unit specific clinical experience preferred

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

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

About The Woman's Hospital of Texas

At The Woman's Hospital of Texas (pages/the-womans-hospital-of-texas), our care philosophy is Woman First. It's in our name, and it's in our founding mission. Our 420+ bed hospital was founded in 1976 by 29 physicians who recognized a need in Houston for a facility focused solely on women in all stages of life. We were the first women's hospital in Houston and first facility in Texas dedicated to the health of women and newborns. Today, we are the state's premier facility dedicated to the health of women and children offering expertise and an outstanding level of care in breast health, imaging, gynecology, minimally invasive surgery, infertility, obstetrics, high-risk pregnancy, and pediatrics. We deliver 800+ babies a month, more than any other hospital in Texas, and care for more multiple births than any other hospital in the region. Our Level IV NICU provides the highest level of care for premature babies and we have the area's only March of Dimes NICU Family Support program.

As a member of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive healthcare provider in the region, we are a part of a network that delivers stronger, smarter and more accessible care to women than any other medical system across the Houston area. 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.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do." - 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.