Respiratory Care Practitioner II
Company: HCA Healthcare
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: September 15, 2021
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 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,student loan forgiveness
program, employee stock purchase program and student loan
repayment. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic
opportunity.
Seeking a Respiratory Care
Practioner II to join our team. The Respiratory
Care Practioner II (RCP) assess, treats and cares for patients with
pulmonary disorders. The Respiratory Care Practioner II is also
responsible for the clinical administration of all therapeutic and
diagnostic respiratory care modalities offered by the
department.
What you
will do in this role:
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Operates and sets up devices
such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration,
aerosol generators, and disposable respiratory care products while
following specific parameters for treatment.
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Provides emergency care,
including artificial ventilation, external cardiac massage, and
assists staff with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Collects and analyzes
arterial blood gases and is able to recognize normal, abnormal and
critical values and able to provide appropriate corrective
intervention.
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Follows physician orders for
treatment and evaluates requirements for treatment, such as
treatment type, mode and duration of therapy, universal
precautions, and medication dosage.
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Monitors patient’s response
to therapy by evaluation of vital signs, arterial blood gases,
auscultation of breath sounds, pulse oximetry and end-tidal CO2
measurement.
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Consults with physicians,
nurses and other health care professionals for changes in patient’s
status and works as part of the team to manage the patient’s plan
of care.
Qualifications
Education:
Experience:
Experience:
1.
Required:
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A. Must possess a current license as a Respiratory Care
Practitioner, from the Texas Medical Board, to practice Respiratory
Care in the State of Texas.
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B. Must possess a current credential as a
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) from the National Board of
Respiratory Care (NBRC) OR must possess a current credential as a
Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) from the National Board of
Respiratory Care (NBRC) BEFORE July 1, 2002 (Grandfathered
CRT).
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C. Must possess Basic Life Support (BLS) upon
hire and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
required within 90 days of employment.
2. Preferred:
A. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and or Neonatal
Resuscitation Program (NRP) must be obtained within 90 days of
employment if required by department.
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!
Methodist Hospital |
Metropolitan
With
over 370 beds Methodist Hospital Metropolitan offers outstanding
heart and cancer care, general surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic
surgery, obstetrics and gynecology services, inpatient and
outpatient rehabilitation services, sleep disorder evaluation and
the largest emergency room in downtown San Antonio. Our
women’s pavilion is the only stand-alone center city facility
dedicated to the health of women and their newborn babies,
welcoming nearly 4,000 newborns into the world each year. Methodist
Hospital Metropolitan is home to the Methodist Weight Loss Center
and has been designated an American Society for Metabolic Surgery
Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence®.
Our
hospital has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as a Best Place
to Work in Healthcare, and for the fourth consecutive year as a
Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign
(HRC) Foundation. It is the first hospital in San Antonio to
achieve Pathway to Excellence designation by the American Nurses
Credentialing Center. Methodist Hospital Metropolitan has been
nationally recognized by Leapfrog for focus on safety and quality,
receiving a Grade A Hospital Safety Score for 8 consecutive rating
periods. We are also proud to be an Accredited Chest Pain Center by
the American College of Cardiology and Primary Stroke Center by the
Joint Commission, as well as the first Texas hospital to earn a
Gold Seal of Approval for Sepsis Certification. For more
information, please visit our website at www.sahealth.com and
select Methodist Hospital Metropolitan under Locations.
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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