Seasonal NICU RRT

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 59,000 - 84,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

Savings & retirement resources

Education support

Additional benefits

Job summary

HCA Healthcare, Inc. is seeking a Seasonal NICU Respiratory Therapist to join Medical City Las Colinas. This temporary day-shift role includes weekend rotations and requires 1 year of RRT experience with NICU training. The program runs Sept 20, 2026 to Apr 3, 2027.

You will perform diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory care, manage ventilation, and support patients, families, and the care team with a focus on newborn stabilization when needed.

Qualifications

• ACLS and PALS certifications required within 90 days of start date.
• NBRC-RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapist) credential required.
• 1 year of RRT experience required.
• neonatal resuscitation training or equivalent required within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Assess respiratory status and determine need for interventions.
• Deliver oxygen, aerosolized meds, airway clearance therapies.
• Manage ventilation and airways, including invasive/noninvasive modes.
• Educate patients and families, support care team, assist with newborn stabilization when needed.
• Set up and maintain respiratory equipment, ensure infection-prevention standards.

Education

Associate Degree

NBRC-RRT

ACLS within 90 days

PALS within 90 days

Job description

Seasonal NICU RRT

Temporary, Day Shift, Weekends Rotate

$52/hour

Requires 1 yr RRT experience and willingness to train in NICU

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a Seasonal NICU RRT today with Medical City Las Colinas.

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:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date

• Basic Cardiac Life Support

• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date

• Associate Degree

• Neonate Resuscitate, or (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date

• (NBRC-RRT) Registered Respiratory Therapist

• 1 year experience Required

• Seasonal program began Sept 20, 2026 and ends April 3, 2027

• 3- 12 hour shifts per week

Benefits

Medical City Las Colinas, 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

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Medical City Las Colinas is a 99-bed full-service, acute-care facility with more than 500 colleagues and 400 physician partners, serving the community since 1997. We offer comprehensive services, including Level III trauma services, cardiovascular services, orthopedics, spine surgery, robotic surgery, emergency services and dedicated women's services.

Medical City Las Colinas' accreditations and certifications include:

• Certified Total Hip and Knee Replacement program (The Joint Commission)

• Certified Primary Stroke Center (The Joint Commission)

• Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery (MBSAQIP)

• Level III Trauma Center (American College of Surgeons)

• Level II Maternal Care Center (Texas Health and Human Services)

• Level II NICU program (Texas Health and Human Services)

We offer state-of-the-art technology to exceed our patient’s expectations and provide a patient-centric healing environment, including amenities such as made-to-order room service form our executive chef. We pride ourselves on being the Destination of Choice for our community and elevating the standards of hospital experience. As part of the Medical City family of hospitals, we are able to provide patients access to the most advanced healthcare innovations across our network.

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.

""The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- 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.