Advanced Practice Registered Nurses / Physician Assistants
Internal Number: 135488
Overview
Join our team as a PRN Respiratory Therapist in Quitman, TX.
Why Join Us?
Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better?
Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.?
People-First: We prioritize your well-being with a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.?
Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.?
Get to Know Your Team:?
UT Health Quitman offers 25 private rooms, a 24-hour Level IV trauma center and Level III stroke center, surgical suites, advanced diagnostics, swing bed care, cardiopulmonary rehab, on-site physician clinics, and a sleep lab.
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
BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.
Preferred Job Requirements:
Active certification with the state of Texas upon hire only. Recertification upon expiration
