Respiratory Therapist / RRT

Respiratory Therapist (RT)

Join our team as a night shift, PRN Respiratory Therapist (RT) in Harker Heights, TX.

Job Description

• This position is responsible for assisting in the delivery of personalized, professional, and quality patient care, internal and external customer service.
• Performance of all diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, emergency airway/respiratory management.
• Documentation of the procedures performed and their effects.
• Cleaning and performing user service on the equipment.
• Preparation of all departmental paperwork, answering the department's telephone, entering and retrieving patient information from the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Maintaining the work area in a clean and organized manner.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of Respiratory Care.
• Associate of Applied Science Degree.
• Licensed by the Department of State Health Services as an RCP - Respiratory Care Practitioner.
• RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist credential obtained by the NBRC.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• STABLE Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), required within 6 months of employment.

Preferred Requirements

• Previous employment as a Respiratory Care Therapist.

Community Overview

Seton Medical Center Harker Heights is an 83-bed acute care hospital offering services such as Cardiology, Emergency Services and a Level IV Trauma Designated ER, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Total Joint Replacement, Gastroenterology, Diagnostic Services, and more.