Respiratory Therapist

Overview

Join our team as a PRN, Respiratory Therapist in Carthage, TX.

Fulfilling your purpose begins here:

People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:

* Competitive salaries, support teams and growth opportunities.

Your team is bigger than your department:

* UT Health Carthage boasts 23 private patient rooms featuring a 24-hour emergency department, designated as a Level IV trauma center with advanced diagnostic technology, a cardiac rehabilitation program, a GI lab, outpatient clinics and a sleep lab.
* We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.

Responsibilities

* Providing technical and clinical support of respiratory care services throughout the hospital.
* Keeping current with new developments in the field of respiratory care.
* Evaluating and making recommendations for services.
* Attempting to maintain a high level of didactic and psychomotor skills in order to perform assigned duties.
* Demonstrating proficiency in providing respiratory care services to include but not limited to the following modalities: invasive and non-invasive ventilatory care, aerosolized medication delivery systems, breathing exercises, oxygen delivery (set-up and maintenance) devices, postural drainage, pulse oximetry and bedside pulmonary function testing.
* Maintaining high standards of professionalism.
* Attends appropriate in-service in education both departmental and hospital wide.
* Always practices and promotes good public relations.
* This position requires the ability to follow directions, maintain confidentiality, trustworthiness, orderliness, accuracy, punctual attendance during stated working hours, and the ability to interact with co-workers, customers and visitors in a professional manner.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

* High School Diploma or equivalent


* Successful completion of an accredited JRCRTE respiratory care training program


* Current BLS


* Ability to type a minimum of 35 WPM corrected of errors

Preferred Job Requirements:

* Active certification with the state of Texas upon hire only. Recertification upon expiration preferred