Job Description

Description

Do you have the career opportunities you want in your current role? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the nation's largest provider of healthcare services as a Lead Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).

We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit 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, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and student loan repayment. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.

HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball – Tomball, Texas

Lead Respiratory Therapist (RRT)- Cardiopulmonary

HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball is a 350-bed offering a wide variety of services, including emergency care, labor and delivery, a level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), general surgery, orthopedics, and robotic surgery. The hospital's 150-acre campus also features The Tomball Regional Orthopedic Center, The Women's Center, Texas Sports Medicine Center, and The Heart and Vascular Center.

HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare, part of the HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division. The division is a comprehensive network of hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, emergency centers and diagnostic imaging facilities in greater Houston, Corpus Christi and South Texas. Facilities include: 17 hospitals, nine ambulatory care centers, 13 off-campus emergency centers, and a regional transfer center.

What you will do in this role:

• Oversee shift report process and supervises the performance of the staff therapists.
• Print out entire RT Rounds Report and divide assignments according to procedures and acuity. Write assignments on the board for referral. Fax the assignment sheet to all departments at the beginning of shift.
• Print & resolve any outstanding arterial blood gas results at the end of every shift. Maintain exception report.
• The technician will be required to perform Diagnostic 12 lead ECG's.     
• Performs Arterial Blood Gases.     
• Performs bedside Spirometry, and adheres to respiratory care protocols, (Incentive Spirometry, IPPB, Meter Dose Inhalers, etc).  
• Sets up and administers Aerosol or oxygen therapy. (Nasal Cannula, Vent-Mask, Partial or Non-Rebreather, simple oxygen mask, Aerosol mask, etc). Adhering to the age specific requirements.     
• Responsible for restocking, logging, and securing crash carts.    

Qualifications:

Education

• Graduate of AMA approved Respiratory Therapy Technician Program and credentialed as a Certified Respiratory Therapist by the National Board for Respiratory Care.

What qualifications you will need:
• Requires RRT certification by the National Board for Respiratory Care and must be licensed by the state of Texas as a "Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner".

• American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support course (BLS or BCLS) and certification is required.

• American Red Cross or American Heart Association Advanced Life Support course (ALS or ACLS) and certification is required.

• American Red Cross or American Heart Association Pediatric Life Support course (PLS or PCLS) and certification is required.

• 1 year of RRT expereince is required in an acute care setting.
 

HCA Healthcare ranks on Fortune’s list of Most Admired Companies for three consecutive years and HCA ranks 63rd on the fortune 500 list. In addition Ethisphere named HCA as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. We want you to join our tradition of excellence. Intrigued? We’d love to hear from you.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. If you are highly qualified you will hear from one of our recruiters. We are actively interviewing so apply today!

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