Registered Respiratory Therapist($30-$33/hr) – PM

Job Title: Registered Respiratory Therapist

Location: 1201 West 38th St, Austin, TX, 78705

Shift: Night 3×12-Hour (18:30 – 07:00)

Duration: 3Months

Job Description:

• 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.

• Following specified parameters of treatment.

• 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.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: $30.00 – $33.00 per hour

Expected hours: 36 per week

Healthcare setting:

• Hospital

Shift:

• Night shift

Weekly schedule:

• 3×12

Experience:

• Respiratory therapy: 2 years (Required)
• Critical care: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• RRT (Required)
• BLS Certification (Required)
• PALS Certification (Required)
• ACLS Certification (Required)
• NRP Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person