Pediatric Respiratory Therapist

Description

Sign-On Bonus available for qualified, external candidates!

Shift: Part-Time/24 hrs. weekly

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for our?Pediatric Respiratory Therapist opening with TriStar Centennial Medical Center today and find out what it truly means to be a part of the HCA Healthcare team.?

Benefits?

TriStar Centennial Medical Center,?offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life,?career?and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:?

• Comprehensive medical?coverage that?covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free?AirMed?medical transportation.?

• Additional?options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving?assistance, pet insurance and more.?

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional,?physical?and financial wellbeing?

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)?

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock?

• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with?Progyny?and adoption?assistance.?

• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more?

• Consumer discounts through?Abenity?and Consumer Discounts?

• Retirement readiness, rollover?assistance?services and preferred banking partnerships?

• Education?assistance?(tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)?

• Colleague recognition program?

• Time Away?From?Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)?

• Employee Health Assistance?Fund that?offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.?

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.?

We are seeking a(an) Pediatric Respiratory Therapist for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!?

Job Summary and Qualifications?

The Pediatric Respiratory Therapist coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered respiratory care in accordance with the nature and specific requirements of the department, and consistent with the scope and standards of practice for the relevant state and specialty. As a vital part of the patient care team, the Respiratory Therapist performs a variety of diagnostic tests and therapeutic procedures and monitors patients receiving invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation.

What you will do in this role:

• You will perform and document patient assessment, including breath sounds, airway patency, and cuff pressure. You will conduct diagnostic procedures to evaluate the need for, and response to, respiratory therapy.

• You will administer respiratory care therapies, including oxygen delivery, aerosol medication delivery, and chest physiotherapy.

• You will assist with placement of artificial airways. You will initiate, monitor, and maintain mechanical ventilation.

• You will monitor patient for therapeutic response. You will notify provider and intervene as appropriate in the event of an unintended response.

• You will assist with transportation of ventilator-dependent patients.

• You will respond to emergent patient situations and ensure airway integrity and adequate ventilation during resuscitation as required.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• PALS Pediatric Adv Life Supt must be obtained within 90 days of employment start date

• Associate Degree

• State Registered Respiratory Therapist, or Licensed Certified Respiratory Therapist (LCRT), or RRT/Respiratory Care Practitioner (RRT / RCP)

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TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740+ bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour?emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women's services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart and Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Women's Hospital. Our campus includes?The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.?

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by?Ethisphere?Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated?$3.7 billion?in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.?
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"Across HCA Healthcare’s more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.?
Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN?
Senior Vice?President?and Chief Nursing Executive?

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If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Pediatric Respiratory Therapist opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team.?We are interviewing?apply?today!?

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We are an equal opportunity employer.?We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.?