Registered Respiratory Therapist Neonate

Job Description

Job Description

Last year, our organization’s team dedicated over 156,000 hours to volunteering within our communities. As a Registered Respiratory Therapist Neonate at our facility, you will have the opportunity to contribute to an organization committed to making a difference!

Position Overview and Qualifications

POSITION SUMMARY

The primary function of this role is to provide respiratory care to patients as prescribed by the attending physician. You will also conduct diagnostic assessments to determine the necessity for and effectiveness of therapy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Initiate, monitor, and manage mechanically ventilated patients.
• Assist in the placement of artificial airways.
• Conduct and document patient assessments, including breath sounds, airway patency, and cuff pressure at least once per shift.
• Verify and document ventilator functionality and patient status every four hours at a minimum.
• Support the transportation of patients who are dependent on ventilators.
• Assist during deliveries as needed for neonatal resuscitation and stabilization.
• Monitor ECMO as required.
• Administer and oversee respiratory care treatments.
• Provide therapy in accordance with established departmental policies.
• Evaluate patients within two hours of receiving respiratory therapy orders and initiate treatment as necessary.
• Educate patients and their families on proper respiratory therapy techniques.
• Ensure assigned areas are stocked appropriately at the end of each shift.
• Respond promptly to treatment needs in the Emergency Department.
• React immediately to emergency codes, managing the airway and external compressions effectively.
• Address all urgent patient situations, including Rapid Response, Stroke Alert, STEMI Alert, and Trauma Alert.
• Set up new oxygen starts promptly according to departmental policy.
• Adhere to established hospital and departmental infection control protocols.
• Document relevant information in the patient’s medical record.
• Accurately record all respiratory care interventions during your assigned shift.
• Document education provided to patients and families.
• Maintain current departmental records.
• Enter charges for services performed during each shift.
• Provide the incoming shift with an accurate patient report.
• Conduct non-invasive and invasive diagnostic tests and monitoring.
• Perform arterial blood gas sampling and analyses, communicating critical values immediately as per departmental policy.
• Conduct pulmonary function tests as ordered and report results within three hours.
• Perform bedside spirometry and accurately document results.
• Measure and record peak flow, inspiratory and expiratory force, and vital capacity accurately.
• Monitor pulse oximetry, transcutaneous CO2, and end-tidal CO2 levels.
• Perform EKGs as ordered.
• Monitor ECMO as appropriate.
• Conduct cleaning, preventive maintenance, and calibration of respiratory care equipment as needed.
• Clean, assemble, and verify the function of ventilators, documenting the process prior to patient use.
• Calibrate and maintain pulmonary function testing equipment according to manufacturer specifications and departmental policy.
• Perform arterial blood gas instrumentation calibration and maintenance in compliance with CAP requirements.
• Calibrate and troubleshoot TCM and oxygen analyzers.
• Act as a respiratory care protocol assessor.
• Assess patients based on physician-approved criteria within one hour of receiving the order and document findings.
• Write accurate therapy orders based on the triage score in the physician’s order sheet under “RCP.”
• Deliver initial therapies as prescribed.
• Reassess patients within the established timeframe, adjusting therapy as indicated and documenting changes.
• Communicate all RCP therapies—initial and modifications—to relevant staff members and document accordingly in departmental records.

Qualifications Required:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within one year of starting employment.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (NBRC-RRT) certification.
• State Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner (RRT/RCP) certification.
• Associate Degree in a relevant field.
• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.

No travel is required for this position.

No prior experience is necessary.

Benefits

Our organization offers a comprehensive rewards package designed to support the health, life, career, and retirement of our team members. The available plans and programs include:

• Extensive benefits covering medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support , including complimentary counseling and referral services.
• Time-off programs for paid leave, family leave, short- and long-term disability coverage, and other leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement options , featuring a 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (depending on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Educational support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with a nursing college.
• Additional benefits for fertility and family planning, 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.

Our facility is a comprehensive medical center with multiple locations, featuring a 371-bed acute care hospital and a 64-bed rehabilitation hospital, providing a wide array of inpatient and outpatient services.

We offer a full range of women’s services, including a distinguished Level IV maternity unit, maternal-fetal medicine, and a high-risk maternal and neonatal transport team. Our facility also houses the largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the region and provides outpatient breast imaging services on-site. Additionally, we have a 24-hour emergency department and a comprehensive stroke center.

We specialize in high-acuity surgical care, offering complex procedures such as spine surgeries, total joint replacements, advanced surgical oncology, bariatric surgery, and general surgery. Our facility is home to the renowned Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute and has received Magnet® accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the highest recognition for nursing practice and quality patient care.

Our organization has been acknowledged as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute multiple times. In recent years, we have invested approximately $3.7 billion in 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., Co-Founder

Join us in an organization that invests in your growth! We are currently reviewing applications for the Registered Respiratory Therapist Neonate position. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us elevate patient care!

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