RRT PRN

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription drug, dental, &-

Tuition and certification support

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off and family leave

Job summary

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast in Pasadena, TX seeks a Respiratory Therapist to provide bedside respiratory care across emergency, critical care and acute settings. The RT will assess status, deliver therapies, manage ventilation, educate families, and maintain equipment while following infection-control standards.

The role emphasizes collaboration with physicians and nurses, with opportunities for professional growth and stable scheduling within a large health system.

Qualifications

• ACLS required within 6 months of employment start date.
• BCLS required within 30 days of employment start date.
• NRP required within 6 months of employment start date.
• PALS required within 6 months of employment start date.
• RRT/RCP-State Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner credential.
• NBRC-RRT credential.
• Associate Degree or Certificate in Respiratory Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Assess respiratory status by focused exams, breath sounds, airway patency and intervention needs.
• Deliver evidence-based therapy: oxygen, aerosols, airway clearance techniques and other treatments across care settings.
• Manage ventilation and airway: invasive/noninvasive ventilation, monitor responses, respond to changes.
• Educate patients and families; partner with physicians and nurses; assist with newborn stabilization when needed.
• Maintain equipment and safety: set up/operate/clean equipment; ensure readiness; infection prevention standards.

Skills

ACLS within 6 months

BCLS within 30 days

NRP within 6 months

PALS within 6 months

RRT/RCP-State

NBRC-RRT

Education

Associate Degree or Certificate in Respiratory Therapy

NBRC-RRT credential

RRT/RCP-State credential

Job description

Do you have the 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 Southeast 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.

• 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:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date
• (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner
• (NBRC-RRT) Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Associate Degree, or Certificate

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast, 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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HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast (pages/hca-houston-healthcare-southeast) is a full-service 340+ bed acute care hospital in Pasadena, Texas . We have been a leader of medical care in Pasadena for more than 50 years. With board-certified physicians, registered nurses and expert technicians, the community has come to rely on us for top-quality, comprehensive and compassionate healthcare. HCA Houston Southeast is the only hospital in Pasadena with both Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI and Resuscitation by the American College of Cardiology and full accreditation by The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. 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.