Respiratory Therapist

Overview

Join our team as a PRN, Respiratory Therapist in Tyler, TX.

Fulfilling your purpose begins here:

People First, Always. Here's how we take care of our people:

• Competitive salaries, support teams and growth opportunities.

Your team is bigger than your department:

• UT Health Tyler, the flagship hospital of the system, has 502 licensed beds specializing in advanced acute care medicine. Our hospital includes a 24-hour ER with Level 1 trauma center, a comprehensive stroke center, more than 500 physicians and a full complement of subspecialty groups.

• We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical and clinical support of respiratory care services throughout the hospital.

• Keeping current with new developments in the field of respiratory care.

• Evaluating and making recommendations for services.

• Attempting to maintain a high level of didactic and psychomotor skills in order to perform assigned duties.

• Demonstrating proficiency in providing respiratory care services to include but not limited to the following modalities: invasive and non-invasive ventilatory care, aerosolized medication delivery systems, breathing exercises, oxygen delivery (set-up and maintenance) devices, postural drainage, pulse oximetry and bedside pulmonary function testing.

• Maintaining high standards of professionalism.

• Attends appropriate in-service in education both departmental and hospital wide.

• Always practices and promotes good public relations.

• This position requires the ability to follow directions, maintain confidentiality, trustworthiness, orderliness, accuracy, punctual attendance during stated working hours, and the ability to interact with co-workers, customers and visitors in a professional manner.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

• Associate's degree

• Current BLS

Preferred Job Requirements

• Active certification with the state of Texas upon hire only. Recertification upon expiration