Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - Full Time - Nights

Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - Full Time - Nights

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together. Work location: Texas Health Dallas, 8200 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX 75231. Work hours: Full time; Nights; rotating weekends. Respiratory Care Department highlights: The potential for high job satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment from making a difference in patients' lives. Work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational professional growth opportunities. The opportunity to work with cutting-edge medical technology and equipment. The opportunity to work with a diverse patient population. Working with a multi-disciplinary team.

Here's what you need:

• Other: Graduate of AMA approved Respiratory Care Program required
• Other: CLIAFE Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency required
• 1 Year Med/Surg or critical care experience preferred
• RCP - Respiratory Care Practitioner upon hire required
• RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist upon hire required
• BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support ICU and Emergency Department only 90 Days required
• NRP - Essential Neonatal Resuscitation Program NRP required if working in the NICU 90 Days required
• Good verbal communications, good interpersonal skills, and computer experience

What you will do:

• Review available medical records and obtain pertinent medical history from the patient or family.
• Evaluates each patient using age and diagnosis-appropriate assessment tests and measurements.
• Applies appropriate patient care interventions according to protocol guidelines and priority of care.
• Demonstrates competence in the performance of age-appropriate patient assessment and individualizes care based on age-specific needs.
• Uses therapeutic treatment techniques appropriate to patient's age and desire for treatment.
• Performs treatment procedures that are within the scope of the professional license.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Registered Respiratory Therapist: Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment programs as well as several other benefits. A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Entity highlights: For more than a half-century, Texas Health Hospital Dallas has been at the forefront of health care in North Texas. We're an 875-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving our community in and around Dallas since 1966. We specialize in cancer care, cardiology, neurosciences, women's services and emergency medicine, we've got it. Plus, we're a renowned Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a Comprehensive Stroke and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence and provide wellness services, outpatient surgery and women's imaging services.

Texas Health Dallas is a joint Commission-certified Comprehensive Stroke Center, a Level I Trauma Center, a Comprehensive Heart Attack Center, and a designated Magnet hospital. We're a top choice in North Texas for cancer and emergency services, bariatric services, cardiac care and much more. As part of the Texas Health family and its 28,000+ employees, we're one of the largest employers in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Our career growth and professional development opportunities are top-notch and our benefits are equally outstanding.