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ID #40247272
State Texas
City Cibolo
Job type HOS
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant
Showed 2022-05-04
Date 2022-05-02
Deadline 2022-07-01
Category Et cetera
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Respiratory Care Practitioner PRN

Texas, Cibolo, 78108 Cibolo USA

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Description

SHIFT: PRNSCHEDULE: PRN/Per Diem

Do you have a passion for healthcare and helping others? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced, patient-centered environment? Jump-start your career in our Respiratory Therapy department. Submit your application today!

Benefits:

We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including a competitive salary, excellent benefits package, and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, employee discount program, and employee stock purchase program. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.

What you will do in this role:

The

Respiratory Care Practitioner PRN assesses, treats, and cares for patients with pulmonary disorders. The Respiratory Care Practitioner is responsible for the clinical administration of all therapeutic and diagnostic respiratory care modalities offered by the department.

Essential Job Functions:

  • Operates and sets up devices such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration, aerosol generators, and disposable respiratory care products.

  • Provides emergency care, including artificial ventilation, external cardiac massage, and assists staff with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

  • Collects and analyzes arterial blood gases and can recognize normal, abnormal, and critical values. If critical values are recognized, the Respiratory Care Practitioner can provide appropriate corrective intervention.

  • Follows physician orders for treatment and evaluates requirements for treatment, such as treatment type, mode and duration of therapy, universal precautions, and medication dosage.

  • Monitors patient's response to therapy by evaluation of vital signs, arterial blood gases, auscultation of breath sounds, pulse oximetry, and end-tidal CO2 measurement.

  • Consults with physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals for changes in patient status. The Respiratory Care Practitioner works as part of a team to manage the patient's plan of care.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED AND/OR PREFERRED:

  • Graduate of a Respiratory Therapy Program (Required)

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

Required:

  • Respiratory Care Practitioner license with the Texas Medical Board. Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC).

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) upon hire and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications are required within 90 days of employment.

Preferred:

  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) must be obtained within 90 days of employment if required by the department.

Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital

Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital is licensed for 382 beds and has been nationally recognized by Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade A. It receives international acclaim for its outstanding and dynamic kidney, liver, and pancreas transplant programs, setting record numbers for volume and outcomes. Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital is home to the Texas Transplant Institute, a nationally recognized center that recently performed the world’s first 16-way kidney donor exchange chain during three consecutive days at a single hospital.

Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital earned designation as a Center of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Excellence from the American Society for Bariatric Surgery in 2008. Our Sexual Assault Response Team provides a compassionate environment for sexual assault survivors ages 13 and up. This program serves as a model for hospitals and agencies all over the world.

Be a part of an organization that invests in you. We are actively reviewing applications. Qualified candidates will be promptly contacted by our hiring managers for interviews. Submit your application today and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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