RRT FT Days

HCA Healthcare•Houston, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Respiratory Therapist performs diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory procedures and manages invasive and noninvasive ventilation across emergency, critical care, and acute care settings. The role includes assessing patients’ respiratory status, delivering evidence-based treatments, managing airways and ventilation, and responding to changes in condition or emergencies. The therapist also educates patients and families, collaborates with physicians and nurses, supports newborn stabilization during deliveries when needed, and maintains respiratory equipment and infection-prevention standards. The position offers access to respiratory technology, mentorship, team support, and predictable scheduling.

Requirements

Completion of an approved two- or four-year respiratory care program; an associate or bachelor’s degree is required.
Registered certification by the National Board for Respiratory Care.
Current Texas licensure as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.
BCLS Provider certification.
NRP certification required within six months of hire.
Experience is required; no duration is specified.

Nice To Haves

PALS certification.

Responsibilities

Assess respiratory status through focused examinations, interpretation of breath sounds and airway patency, and determination of needed interventions.
Provide oxygen support, aerosolized medications, airway clearance techniques, and other evidence-based treatments in 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 and serve as a clinical resource for 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; transport ventilated patients safely; and follow infection-prevention standards.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
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 and 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.