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You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Certified Respiratory Therapist CRT like you to be a part of our team.
Administers respiratory care to patients as ordered by the attending physician. Conducts diagnostic procedures to evaluate the need for, and response to, therapy.
Initiates, monitors and maintains mechanically ventilated patients
Assists with placement of artificial airways
Performs and documents patient assessment including but not limited to breath sounds, airway patency and cuff pressure at least once per shift
Verifies and documents ventilator function and patient status q4h minimum
Assists with transportation of ventilator-dependent patients
Assists at deliveries as requested for neonatal resuscitation and/or stabilization
Administers and monitors respiratory care treatments
Administers therapy according to established departmental policy
Evaluates patient within 2 hours of notification of respiratory therapy orders and initiates as stated
Instructs patient and family members in proper methods of respiratory therapy
At end of shift, assures assigned areas are stocked as required
Responds promptly to treatment needs in Emergency Department
Responds immediately to emergency codes and correctly manages the airway and external compressions
Responds immediately to all emergent patient situations including but not limited to Rapid Response, Stroke Alert, StemiAlert and Trauma Alert.
Promptly sets up oxygen new starts per department policy
Follows established hospital and departmental infection control policies
Records pertinent information in patient’s medical record
Accurately documents all respiratory care interventions during assigned shift
Documents patient and family education
Maintains up-to-date departmental records
Enters charges per shift for services performed/provided
Provides oncoming shift with current and accurate patient report
Performs noninvasive and invasive diagnostic tests and monitoring
Performs arterial blood gas sampling and analyses and communicates “critical” values immediately per department policy
Performs pulmonary function tests ordered in pulmonary function laboratory and reports tests within 3 hours
Performs beside spirometry and accurately records results
Performs peak flow, inspiratory and expiratory force, vital capacity measurements and accurately records results
Monitors pulse oximetry, transcutaneous C02 and end-tidal C0P2 levels
Performs EKGs as ordered
Performs cleaning, preventive maintenance and calibration of RC equipment as required
Cleans, assembles, verifies function of ventilators and documents same prior to patient use
Cleans, calibrates and maintains PFT equipment per manufacturing specifications and department policy.
Perform arterial blood gas instrumentation calibration and maintenance per CAP requirements
Calibrates and troubleshoots TCM and oxygen analyzers
Functions as respiratory care protocol assessor
Assesses patient per physician-approved criteria (RCP) within 1 hour of receipt of order and documents same
Writes correct therapy orders based on accurate triage score in physician’s order sheet under “RCP”
Delivers initial therapies as ordered
Reassesses patient within established time frame, changing therapy as indicated and documents same
Conveys all RCP therapies –initial and changes – to appropriate staff members and documents same in departmental records.
St. David’s Medical Center, part of St. David’s HealthCare, is a comprehensive medical facility with three locations: St. David’s Medical Center, Heart Hospital of Austin, and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital. Located in Central Austin, St. David’s Medical Center features a 371-bed acute care hospital and a 64-bed rehabilitation hospital, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services.
The hospital provides a full spectrum of women's services, including a renowned Level IV maternity unit, maternal-fetal medicine, and a high-risk maternal and neonatal transport team. It also boasts the region’s largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and offers outpatient breast imaging services through Solis Mammography, which is situated on-site. Additionally, the facility includes a 24-hour emergency department and a comprehensive stroke center.
St. David’s Medical Center specializes in treating high-acuity surgical patients, offering complex procedures such as spine surgeries, total joint replacements, advanced surgical oncology, bariatric surgery, and general surgery. It is also home to the esteemed Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute. The hospital has earned accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Magnet® hospital, the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can achieve for nursing practice and quality patient care.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
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