Respiratory Therapist

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Respiratory Therapist with TriStar Centennial Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Respiratory Therapist, you’ll play an essential role in guiding patients through both routine care and critical moments. You’ll perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures while managing invasive and noninvasive ventilation across a variety of care settings. You’ll utilize reasoning ability and critical thinking to meet the individual needs of your patients, communicating effectively with physicians, managers, and families. With a focus on quality improvement and customer service initiatives, you will have the support of a collaborative team that sets you up to deliver your best care, promote facility standards, and make a lasting impact on patient health every day.

What You Will Do In This Role

● You will assess respiratory status and deliver evidence-based therapy per the plan of care across routine, intensive, and emergency settings. 

● You will administer prescribed doses of medicinal gases and aerosol medications while utilizing various types of therapeutic gas equipment. 

● You will manage invasive and noninvasive ventilation, perform arterial blood gas draws, and interpret results to safely guide patient care. 

● You will respond quickly to emergency team calls and provide immediate assistance with artificial airway placement and stabilization. 

● You will monitor, record, and communicate patient conditions, ensuring accurate documentation, charging, and electronic record keeping. 

● You will educate patients and family members to support their care plan and provide valuable clinical insight to the broader healthcare team. 

● You will provide orientation and mentoring to new staff members to help foster a supportive and collaborative team environment. 

● You will set up, operate, clean, and store respiratory therapy equipment while strictly following all infection-prevention and safety standards. 

● You will assist leadership in meeting departmental budget goals by actively assessing daily staffing needs and monitoring supply costs.

What Qualifications You Will Need

● You must be a graduate of a Respiratory Care Program accredited by the AMA and the NBRC. 

● You must hold a current Registered Respiratory Therapist or Certified Respiratory Therapist licensure by the Tennessee Board for Respiratory Care. 

● You must possess a current Basic Life Support certification at the time of hire. 

● You must obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Advanced Life Support certifications at hire or within six months of employment. 

● You should have strong interpersonal skills to successfully interact and build relationships with patients, guests, physicians, and colleagues.

 ● You need strong computer skills and demonstrated experience performing essential clinical respiratory care functions.

Benefits

TriStar Centennial Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• 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

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740+ bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women's services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Women's Hospital. Our campus includes The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Respiratory Therapist opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

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.