Full Time Registered Respiratory Therapist

St. Lukes Health - Patients Medical Center provides inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services to residents of Pasadena Deer Park La Porte Baytown and Clear Lake. The facility includes 53 medical/surgical beds eight ICU beds and three endoscopy rooms and offers a range of primary and specialized serviceswound care general surgery gastroenterology occupational health heart and vascular womens services diagnostic imaging outpatient rehab services and sleep disorders.

Essential Function

• Administering therapy modalities which include but are not limited to Hand held Nebulizer (HHN) HHN via
  metered dose inhaler (HHN/MDI) Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation (IPV) Chest Physical Therapy (CPT)
  Pentamidine therapy.
• Medication administration may be included during these therapy modalities
• Administering medical gas therapy including oxygen and Helium-Oxygen Therapy (HeO2).
• Performing ventilation therapies including maintenance and management of life support systems. These
  therapies are comprised of non-invasive and invasive ventilation therapies as well as transport of ventilator
  patients to diagnostic procedures
• Performs physiological monitoring and diagnostic testing including ABG puncture bronchoscopy assistance
  pulmonary function testing bedside PFTs metabolic monitoring apnea monitoring transcutaneous monitoring
  capnography and pulse oximetry and sleep apnea assessment.
• Performs specialized procedures which including but are not limited to CPR bronchial lavage transport
  cardiopulmonary rehabilitation artificial and tracheostomy airway care and body mechanics/ambulation.
  
  

Licenses/Certifications

Respiratory Care Practitioner: TX (RESP-LIC:TX)
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR) within 14 days

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months