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Do you have the PRN career opportunities as a(an) Registered Respiratory Therapist PRN you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Texas Orthopedic Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

I have reviewed these job requirements and verify that I can perform all essential functions of this position.

What you will do in this role:

• Participates in quality control and performance improvement activities within the Department.
• Maintains high degree of competency in the operation of all equipment in the Department to include trouble-shooting and minor repair.
• Assists with the provision of all respiratory services in the department.
• Facilitates communication between the Respiratory Therapy and members of the Medical Staff and other Hospital Departments to enhance patient care services.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the appropriate leadership.
• Utilizes specialized knowledge of cardiopulmonary principles in the provision of critical care services.
• In the emergent situation, ventilates and assists in the intubation of the patient- initiates, conducts, and modifies respiratory therapy techniques in an emergency setting, including CPR, monitoring, and patient transport.
• Selects, assembles, and checks mechanical ventilators for proper function, operation, and cleanliness, including correction of malfunctions.
• Conducts prescribed therapeutic procedures to achieve maintenance of patent airway, including maintenance of adequate humidification, use of appropriate oro- and naso-pharyngeal airways, endotracheal intubation, and extubation.
• Conducts prescribed therapeutic procedures to achieve spontaneous and artificial ventilation.
• Conducts prescribed therapeutic procedures to achieve adequate oxygenation including adjustment of oxygen concentration, adjustment of PEEP/CPAP, and prevention of hypoxemia.
• Available while on duty for all emergent situations (Code Blue and Code Pink), (See “Code Blue/Code Pink policy).
• Utilizes specialized knowledge of cardiopulmonary procedures in performing diagnostic studies.
• Performs and evaluates bedside spirometry and pulmonary mechanics.
• Performs and evaluates blood gas analysis.
• Selects, assembles, and checks manometers and gauges, EKG devices, respirometers, and oximeter monitors for proper function, operation, and cleanliness, including correction of malfunctions.
• Performs quality control procedures for blood gas analyzers.
• Utilizes specialized knowledge of respiratory procedures in performing general therapy.
• Reviews existing data in patient record including admission and current, patient history, physical examination, pulmonary function values, blood gas results, additional laboratory data, and EKG.
• Collects and evaluates additional pertinent clinical information by inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation, and patient interview.

• Licensure Maintains license by the Texas Department of Health as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.
• Education BCLS, ACLS and PALS
• Experience Previous experience in provision of hospital respiratory care services preferred.
• 2 Years of Acute Care Exp required
• Special Qualifications Registered/certified or eligible for registration through the National Board of Respiratory Care.

Texas Orthopedic Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 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
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position. 

Opened in 1995, Texas Orthopedic Hospital was developed to provide high-quality, cost-effective, specialized orthopedic care in a streamlined environment focused on wellness, mobility and quick recovery. As one of the only specialty hospitals in the country focusing solely on orthopedics, Texas Orthopedic Hospital is pleased to offer all services conveniently located within one building. Texas Orthopedic Hospital is partially physician-owned and partners with Fondren Orthopedic Group, L.L.P., the largest and most comprehensive association of private orthopedic surgeons in the Houston area and one of the largest in the nation. Our physicians are internationally renowned and as a result, patients at Texas Orthopedic Hospital receive precise diagnoses and the very latest in treatment options. Texas Orthopedic Hospital is affiliated with HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Respiratory Therapist PRN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

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