Registered Respiratory Therapist Full Time Days

Heres What You Need

Education

Other Graduate of AMA approved Respiratory Care Program required

Other - CLIAFE Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency required

Experience

1 year med/surg or critical care experience preferred

ICU and cardiac experience strongly preferred

Licenses and Certifications

RCP - Respiratory Care Practitioner upon hire required And

RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist upon hire required And

BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required And

ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support upon hire preferred And

NRP - Essential Neonatal Resuscitation Program NRP required if working in the NICU 90 days required

What You Will Do

Patient Assessment/Plan of Care

Obtains/verifies physician order for therapy and validate for appropriateness.

Reviews available medical records and obtain pertinent medical history from patient or family.

Patient Treatment

Uses therapeutic treatment techniques appropriate to patient age and desire for treatment.

Performs treatment procedures that are within the scope of the professional license.

Documentation

Documents verification of physician orders prior to delivery of care.

Documents aspects of each treatment session in accordance with departmental JCAHO Medicare and other applicable regulatory guidelines.

Professional Accountability

Utilizes available resources (equipment support personnel educational resources) to maximize efficiency and productivity and meet departmental needs.

Participates in orientation and training of students and new employees.

Additionalperksof being a Texas Health

Benefits include 401k PTO medical dental Paid Parental Leave flex spending tuition reimbursement student Loan forgiveness as well as several other benefits.

Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Learnmore about our culture benefits and recent awards.

Entity Highlights:

Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital is a separately licensed hospital located on the campus of Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital. We are a 47-bed facility including a 20 bed Cardiovascular ICU and a 27-bed cardiac telemetry unit. Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital is accredited for Chest Pain through The Joint Commission. We have achieved AHAs Gold Plus award for three years in a row plus AHAs Gold Plus award for Heart Failure. We specialize in CABG and Valve surgeries thoracotomies general cardiac including heart failure cardiomyopathies AMI TAVR post heart catheterization including angioplasty stenting and electrophysiology studies.

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Respiratory Therapist (RRT) Full Time

Registered Respiratory Therapist- Respiratory Department

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better Together

Work location: Texas Health Heart & Vascular: 811 Wright Street Arlington TX 76012

Work hours:Full Time (36 Hour) Day Shift; 3 12s

Respiratory Care Department Highlights:

Excellent staff engagement results

High retention rate

Outstanding preceptor program to advance staff training

Perform advanced skills to include adult intubations and vascular access procedures