Registered Respiratory Therapist PRN

HCA Healthcare • Cypress, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress is hiring a Registered Respiratory Therapist for a PRN role. The therapist performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and manages invasive and noninvasive ventilation across routine, acute, emergency, and critical-care settings. The role offers access to respiratory technology, mentorship from experienced respiratory therapy leaders, a collaborative team, and consistent, predictable scheduling.

The therapist assesses respiratory status and determines appropriate interventions; delivers oxygen support, aerosolized medications, airway clearance, and other evidence-based treatments; and manages airways and ventilation, including assisting with artificial airway placement and responding to patient changes or emergencies. The role also includes educating patients and families, collaborating with physicians and nurses, helping stabilize newborns during deliveries when needed, maintaining respiratory equipment, transporting ventilated patients safely, and following infection-prevention standards.

HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress is a 165+ bed general acute-care hospital in Cypress, Texas, and part of HCA Healthcare. Benefits eligibility may vary by location and position.

Requirements

• Obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 90 days of employment start date.
• Obtain Basic Cardiac Life Support within 30 days of employment start date.
• Obtain Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 90 days of employment start date.
• Hold a state Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner credential (RRT/RCP-State).
• Hold either the NBRC Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) credential or the NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential.

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine plans.
• Wellbeing support, including 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 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

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