Registered Respiratory Therapist RRT

HCA Healthcare • Sanford, FL

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About The Position

HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist to provide respiratory care across emergency, critical care, and acute settings. The therapist performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and manages invasive and noninvasive ventilation. The role offers access to advanced respiratory technology, mentorship from experienced respiratory therapist leaders, a collaborative team, and consistent, predictable scheduling.

The therapist assesses respiratory status, delivers evidence-based treatments, manages airways and ventilation, educates patients and families, and collaborates with physicians and nurses. The role may include helping stabilize newborns during deliveries. The therapist also maintains respiratory equipment, supports infection prevention, and safely transports ventilated patients.

HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital is a 221-bed acute care hospital serving Seminole and West Volusia County. It is a Level II Trauma Center and provides cardiovascular, orthopedic, spine, robotic surgery, inpatient rehabilitation, and imaging services.

Requirements

• Associate degree.
• Neonatal Resuscitation certification must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), or ACLS Instructor, must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS), or BCLS Instructor, must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), or PALS Instructor, must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.
• Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner state credential (RRT/RCP-State).

Responsibilities

• Assess respiratory status through focused examinations, interpretation of breath sounds and airway patency, and determination of appropriate interventions.
• Provide oxygen support, aerosolized medications, airway clearance techniques, and other evidence-based treatments across emergency, critical care, and acute settings.
• Assist with artificial airway placement and initiate and adjust invasive and noninvasive ventilation.
• Monitor patient responses and respond promptly to clinical changes or emergencies.
• Educate patients and families and serve as a clinical resource to the care team.
• Partner with physicians and nurses and help stabilize newborns during deliveries when needed.
• Set up, operate, and clean respiratory equipment; ensure equipment readiness and preventive maintenance.
• Safely transport ventilated patients and follow infection-prevention standards.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
• Free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
• Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
• Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree