Job Description:
Description
SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)SCHEDULE: Full-time
Do you have a passion for
healthcare and helping others? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced,
patient-centered environment? Jump-start your career in our Respiratory Therapy
department. Submit your application today!
Benefits:
We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and student loan repayment. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.
What you will do in this role:
The Respiratory Care Practitioner assesses, treats, and cares for patients with pulmonary disorders. The Respiratory Care Practitioner is responsible for the clinical administration of all therapeutic and diagnostic respiratory care modalities offered by the department. Essential Job Functions: 1. Operates and sets up devices such as: mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration, aerosol generators, and disposable respiratory care products. 2. Provides emergency care, including: artificial ventilation, external cardiac massage, and assists staff with cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 3. Collects and analyzes arterial blood gases and is able to recognize normal, abnormal, and critical values. If critical values are recognized, the Respiratory Care Practitioner is able to provide appropriate corrective intervention. 4. Follows physician orders for treatment and evaluates requirements for treatment, such as: treatment type, mode and duration of therapy, universal precautions, and medication dosage. 5. Monitors patients response to therapy by evaluation of vital signs, arterial blood gases, auscultation of breath sounds, pulse oximetry and end-tidal CO2 measurement. 6. Consults with physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals for changes in patient’s status. The Respiratory Care Practitioner works as part of a team to manage the patients plan of care.
Qualifications
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED AND/OR PREFERRED:
- Graduate of a Respiratory Therapy Program (Required)
Required:
- Respiratory Care Practitioner license with the Texas Medical Board. Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) upon hire and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications required within 90 days of employment.
Preferred:
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) must be obtained within 90 days of employment if required by the department.
Methodist Texsan
Hospital
Methodist Texsan Hospital is a full service acute care
hospital specializing in cardiovascular and orthopedic services. As an advanced
center for cardiac care, we are certified in chest pain and heart failure with
comprehensive cardiac services including research and clinical trials. Using
state-of-the-art technology such as our robotics program, our orthopedic
services, including the Joint Replacement Academy and the Center for Spine,
boast some of the best clinical results in the industry. Methodist Texsan
Hospital’s 30 bed inpatient rehabilitation unit is the largest in the Methodist
Healthcare network of hospitals and takes a team approach to providing
excellent care for its patients. Our Level IV trauma emergency service is a
leader in San Antonio in patient experience and efficiency and is currently
undergoing a significant expansion to better serve our community.
Methodist Texsan Hospital is licensed for 120 beds and is
the first hospital in San Antonio to receive the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal
of Approval for Chest Pain Certification. Methodist Texsan was also the first
Methodist hospital to receive certification from the Joint Commission in Hip
and Knee Replacement and the HeartCare Center Distinction of Excellence from the American College of Cardiology.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses recognized the Intensive Care
Unit at Methodist Texsan Hospital with the Silver Beacon Award for Excellence,
one of only a few units in Texas to receive this award. The hospital has also
been recognized by Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare for 3
years in a row. For more information on how to join this amazing place to
work, please visit our website at www.sahealth.com
and select Methodist Texsan Hospital under
Locations.
Be a part of an organization that
invests in you. We are actively reviewing applications. Qualified candidates
will be promptly contacted by our hiring managers for interviews. Submit your
application today and help us raise the bar in patient care!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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