Overview

Join our team as a PRN, Respiratory Therapist working with our Cardiopulmonary Team in Tyler, TX. 

Fulfilling your purpose begins here:

People First, Always. Here’s how we take care of our people:

• Competitive salaries, support teams and growth opportunities. 

Your team is bigger than your department:

• UT Health East Texas Rehabilitation Center includes a 48-bed inpatient hospital, 14 outpatient therapy clinics, 11 cardiopulmonary rehabilitation clinics and nine Olympic fitness centers, with access to some of the most advanced therapy techniques and care available.
• We believe healthcare is a team sport and every player has something to contribute. We show compassion, celebrate differences and treat one another with respect.

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:

• Active certification with the state of Texas upon hire only. Recertification upon expiration preferred

• Current BLS