Responsible for the pulmonary care of critical, non-critical, and chronically ill adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients under the direction of a physician with minimal supervision. Performs patient assessments and institutes respiratory care plans. Performs various technical and diagnostic respiratory therapy procedures in all areas of the hospital.
The CHRISTUS Children?s Hospital, established in 1959, was the first children?s hospital in South-Central Texas. Located downtown, this 190-plus-bed hospital serves more than 70,000 children annually from San Antonio, South Texas and around the world. The hospital (in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine) is the only academic children?s hospital in San Antonio. Our highly specialized services meet the unique medical needs of children, from Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care to Children?s Emergency Services, the latest treatments for deformities of the spine including halo traction, a Heart Center, a specialized asthma program, a highly regarded Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, and growing maternal services to include consultation, delivery, and maternal fetal medicine.
Responsibilities:
Ambulatory Duties
? Spirometry Testing ? DLCO (diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide) ? FENO (fraction of exhaled nitric oxide) ? Body Box (Body Plethysmography) ? MVV (Maximum Voluntary Ventilation ? MIP/MEP (Maximum Inspiratory and Expiratory pressures ? Six Minute Walk test ? Incentive Spirometry ? Spacer Teaching ? 4 Puffs Albuterol ? Cystic Fibrosis Sputum Swabs ? Methacholine Challenge
Inpatient Duties
? Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders. ? Include, but are not limited to: ? Emergency (Code Blue and White) response; ? Airway management including nasotracheal & endotracheal suctioning; ? Delivery of aerosolized drugs; ? Ventilator management (i.e. setup and operation); ? Oral hygiene; ? Airway retaining device placement and maintenance; ? Airway support device management including BiPAP and CPAP devices; ? Oxygen delivery devices and therapeutic monitoring; ? Chest film analysis; ? Bloodgas collection and analysis; ? EKG analysis; ? Accurate and complete documentation; ? Cleaning and stocking of equipment and supplies as necessary; ? Participate in CAP and JC surveys. ? RRTs may function as Shift Leader or serve in the capacity of Team Leader ? Advanced practice skills may include: ? Therapeutic gas management and monitoring, including INO and HeO2; ? Pulmonary Function Testing; ? Bronchoscopy assist; ? Hemodynamic Monitoring; ? Waveform analysis; ? Nocturnal SpO2 evaluation (Desaturation Studies); ? Polysomnography; ? Transport duties.
Requirements:
A. Education/Skills
See licensure and/or certification requirements
B. Experience
1 - 3 years of experience preferred
C. Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
RT or RCP License in state of employment required
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by NBRC required
BLS required
ACLS certification required
PALS certification required
NRP certification required
Work Schedule:
Varies
Work Type:
Full Time
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CHRISTUS HEALTH is an international Catholic, faith-based, not-for-profit health system comprised of almost more than 600 services and facilities, including more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, 350 clinics and outpatient centers, and dozens of other health ministries and ventures. CHRISTUS operates in 6 U.S. states, Colombia, Chile and 6 states in Mexico. To support our health care ministry, CHRISTUS Health employs approximately 45,000 Associates and has more than 15,000 physicians on medical staffs who provide care and support for patients. CHRISTUS Health is listed among the top ten largest Catholic health systems in the United States.