Certified / Registered Respiratory Therapist - Per Diem / Flex - 7P

About the role

The CRT is responsible for providing respiratory care services to patients in accordance with accepted respiratory practices. This Clinical position requires skills and experience in respiratory care. The CRT must support the mission of providing Sacred Work to all who enter the doors of Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes specialized knowledge of respiratory therapy principles in the provision of critical care services including but not limited to: CPR, Airway Management, and Ventilator Management: initiation, assessment, monitoring, adjustments.
• Maintains a high degree of competency in the operation of equipment in the Department to include trouble-shooting and minor repair.
• Utilizes specialized knowledge of respiratory therapy procedures in performing diagnostic studies: bedside spirometry, pulmonary mechanics, blood gas analysis, and electrocardiograms.
• Selects, assembles, and checks equipment for proper function, operation, and cleanliness, including correction of malfunctions. Cleans and disinfects equipment per department policy and procedure. Utilizes supplies appropriately and assists with cost containment.
• Utilizes specialized knowledge of respiratory therapy procedures in performing general therapy: including but not limited to oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, aerosol medication therapy, chest physiotherapy, volume expansion therapy, IPPB.
• Assesses, conducts, monitors, and modifies prescribed therapy to achieve plan of care goals and recommends adjustments as appropriate based on patient's response to therapy.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in Respiratory Therapy from a CoARC accredited training program.
• Licensed through the National Board for Respiratory Care.
• Licensed by the Texas Medical Board as a Respiratory Care Practitioner on hire.
• BLS within 30 days of hire.
• NRP certification required for NICU Therapists.

Benefits

• Matched Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Benefit Plan – Medical, Dental, Vision, and much more
• Bonus Potential