Certified Respiratory Therapist

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Medical City Plano, part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Benefits

Medical City Plano offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance, and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family-building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder, and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning, and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services, and preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the Role

The Respiratory Therapist coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered respiratory care in accordance with the nature and specific requirements of the department, and consistent with the scope and standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. As a vital part of the patient care team, the Respiratory Therapist performs a variety of diagnostic tests and therapeutic procedures and monitors patients receiving invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document patient assessment, including breath sounds, airway patency, and cuff pressure.
• Conduct diagnostic procedures to evaluate the need for, and response to, respiratory therapy.
• Administer respiratory care therapies, including oxygen delivery, aerosol medication delivery, and chest physiotherapy.
• Assist with placement of artificial airways.
• Initiate, monitor, and maintain mechanical ventilation.
• Monitor patient for therapeutic response. Notify provider and intervene as appropriate in the event of an unintended response.
• Assist with transportation of ventilator-dependent patients.
• Respond to emergent patient situations and ensure airway integrity and adequate ventilation during resuscitation as required.

Requirements

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained within 60 months of employment start date.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) must be obtained within 60 months of employment start date.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with NBRC certification.
• Associate Degree or Certificate of Completion; Bachelor’s Degree in a healthcare-related field preferred.
• 1 year of experience preferred.

About Medical City Plano

Medical City Plano opened in 1975 and provides Plano and Collin County with advanced healthcare. It is a 600+ bed acute care hospital with more than 2,000 employees and over 1,400 physicians on staff. The main campus in Plano includes:

• A cancer treatment center and cardiovascular programs.
• The Bariatric Surgery Institute, a Wound Care Center, and inpatient rehabilitation.
• Complete women's and children's services, including a high-risk antepartum unit and a Level 3 neonatal intensive-care unit.
• The first hospital in Dallas, Collin, or Denton counties to be named a Comprehensive Stroke Center by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
• The first Level I Trauma Center in Collin County.
• The Burn & Reconstructive Center of Texas, the first burn center in Collin County.

As part of the Medical City network of hospitals and specialists, patients are ensured access to leading medical experts and advanced healthcare innovations.