RRT PRN

HCA Houston Healthcare West; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Tuition assistance

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare West in Houston, TX is seeking a PRN Respiratory Therapist to join our busy hospital. You will guide patients through routine and critical moments, perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and manage ventilation across care settings.

This role offers access to advanced respiratory technology, mentorship from RT leaders, and a supportive, collaborative team. Eligibility includes associates degree and NBRC/Texas licensure, with BLS/ACLS; PALS preferred.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree (AA) or equivalent required.
• Registered NBRC certification and current Texas licensure required; BLS and ACLS required.
• PALS certification preferred.
• Unit-specific clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess respiratory status and determine need for interventions.
• Deliver evidence-based therapy across emergency, critical care, and acute settings.
• Manage ventilation and airway support, including invasive and noninvasive ventilation.
• Educate patients and families; collaborate with physicians and nurses.
• Maintain equipment and ensure infection-prevention standards.

Skills

Unit-specific clinical experience

Respiratory status assessment

Ventilation management

Education

Associates Degree (AA) or equivalent

NBRC certification

Texas licensure for Respiratory Care

BLS

ACLS

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 HCA Houston Healthcare West which is part of the nations leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

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:

• 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, BLS and ACLS required.

  PREFERRED: PALS. Certification

  Experience required or preferred:

  Required: Unit specific clinical experience preferred

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare West, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• 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 and position.

HCA Houston Healthcare West is a full-service, 300+ bed hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the West Houston communities for over 30 years. We proudly provide Houston residents with exceptional healthcare, including a vast-array of medical services from board-certified doctors and nationally accredited departments. We are recognized as a Certified Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and under an affiliation agreement with The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, we are able to bring our community The Woman’s Hospital of Texas at West Houston, a three-story cardiac and critical care tower. The Sugar Land Cancer Center and the Sugar Land Diagnostic Center, departments with HCA Houston Healthcare West, provide additional services to meet the needs of our community. 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.

"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