Registered Respiratory Therapist

Pride Health is currently seeking candidates for a “Registered Respiratory Therapist- Respiratory” position that will provide support to our client's healthcare systems in Houston, TX. This is a contract assignment with a high likelihood of extension and a great way to start working with a top-tier healthcare organization!

Job Description:

Job Title: Registered Respiratory Therapist- Respiratory

Location: Houston, TX

Schedule: 36 hrs/week

Shift: 3x12 Days/Nights (12 hrs)

Contract Length: 13 Weeks

Pay Range: $2400-$2500 Weekly DOE

Overview:

We are looking to hire a licensed respiratory therapist to add to our ever-expanding staff of competent healthcare professionals. Duties will include setting up and operating devices such as therapeutic gas administration apparatus and mechanical ventilators, providing emergency care, such as external cardiac massage, artificial respiration, or assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and maintaining charts that contain patient identification and therapy information.

Key Responsibilities:

Monitoring patient physiological responses to therapy such as arterial blood gases, vital signs or blood chemistry, and lung function changes, and consulting with physicians if there are adverse reactions.

Working as part of a team of health care professionals to manage patient care by assisting with medical procedures.

Setting up and operating devices including therapeutic gas administration apparatus, mechanical ventilators, environmental control systems, and aerosol generators.

Providing emergency care, such as external cardiac massage, artificial respiration, or assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Inspecting, testing, cleaning, and maintaining respiratory therapy equipment to ensure it is functioning safely and efficiently.

Maintaining charts that contain patient identification and therapy information.

Measuring arterial blood gases, reading prescriptions, lung capacity, and reviewing other information to assess patient condition.

Explaining health care treatment procedures to patients to gain cooperation.

Checking pulmonary function in patients.

Qualifications:

Must have inpatient paediatric experience.

Must have NBRC

Required ICU CRITICAL CARE PEDIATRICS Additional PEDIATRIC

Current RCP license in the state of practice.

Respiratory care, emergency care, and intensive care experience.

Current certification from the American Heart Association

Strong knowledge of pulmonary function and pulmonary rehabilitation.

Interested? Apply now!

About Pride Health:

Pride Health is Pride Global healthcare staffing branch, providing recruitment solutions for healthcare professionals and the industry at large since 2010.

Pride Global offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

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