Registered Respiratory Therapist - Specialty Float Pool

• Assess and develop individualized care plans to manage and treat patients experiencing acute and chronic respiratory insufficiencies.
• Implement and perform advanced respiratory care modalities, meticulously monitoring and communicating patient response to treatment and life-support equipment.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of respiratory treatments and administered medications, adjusting the plan of care to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Respond immediately to all emergency resuscitation team codes, providing critical and life-saving respiratory support.
• Educate patients and their families on managing their health condition and connect them with appropriate community resources and support programs.

• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Respiratory Care Practitioner credentialed from the Texas Respiratory Care Practitioners Certification Program obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required. Respiratory Care
  Practitioner provisional/temporary license will be accepted until license is issued.
• Respiratory Therapist specializing in Registered credentialed from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
• Advanced Life Support preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

• High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's
  degree/Technical degree OR 4 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

• Active certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
• Minimum of two years of recent, full-time experience performing advanced respiratory care in a critical care (ICU/NICU/PICU) setting.

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