Job Details
Profession: Allied Health, Occupational Therapy, Respiratory
Type: Full Time
Acute Respiratory Therapist
MLR Healthcare (Recruiting) is looking for a full-time, permanent Respiratory Therapist to join a dedicated team at a well-established acute-care hospital in Texas. In this role, you will provide expert respiratory therapy services, adhering to established protocols to assist patients in their recovery and improve their overall respiratory health.
Salary: $55,654 - $90,583 per year
Respiratory Therapist Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Physicians: Partner with medical teams to assess patient conditions and create personalized treatment plans.
- Conduct Respiratory Assessments: Perform diagnostic evaluations to determine patient respiratory needs and plan interventions accordingly.
- Work Schedule: Night shifts, rotating every other weekend, with three 12-hour shifts per week.
- Environmental Assessment: Evaluate patients' home or workplace environments and recommend changes to support respiratory health and patient independence.
- Data Management: Accurately input and manage patient information in electronic health record systems.
- Safety Compliance: Ensure the work environment meets OSHA and NIOSH safety standards.
Qualifications:
- Licensure: Must hold active Respiratory Care licensure in the state of Texas.
- Certification Maintenance: Renew active status with the National Board for Respiratory Care annually, following the Continuing Competency Program (CCP).
- Graduate Therapist Requirements: Must obtain CRT credentials and pursue RRT credentials within one year of graduation while maintaining active NBRC status. Therapists who do not acquire RRT credentials will be reassigned to a Respiratory Care Practitioner role until certification is obtained.
- Basic Life Support (BLS): Certification must be completed before patient contact.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS): Certification required within six months.
- Pediatric Emergency (ENPC/PALS): Certification required within one year.
- Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP): Certification required within one year.