What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Respiratory Therapist position at Hidalgo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center?
Bring your respiratory expertise to a role where you can make a meaningful difference for residents and the teams who care for them. As a Respiratory Therapist, you’ll provide clinical guidance, evaluate respiratory needs, develop individualized care plans, and support treatments ranging from oxygen therapy and breathing treatments to CPAP/BiPAP and tracheostomy care.
You’ll partner with physicians, nurses, therapy teams, residents, and families to improve respiratory outcomes and respond to changing needs. You’ll also have the opportunity to teach, mentor, and strengthen respiratory care practices through team member education, training, competencies, and clinical support.
Wellsential Health is the largest Texas-based non-profit, skilled nursing organization, representing more than 65 skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers across the state. Our mission is to make better health and wellness possible for all Texans by delivering compassionate, high-quality care in the communities we serve. As a non-profit partner, we reinvest in our residents, our facilities, and our people—because our purpose is care, not profit.
Our team members are dedicated professionals who bring heart, integrity, and commitment to improving quality of life every day. At Wellsential Health, we believe caring for our team is just as important as caring for our residents. When our team members feel supported, valued, and well cared for, they can provide the highest level of care in return. If you’re looking for meaningful work where you can make a lasting impact, Wellsential Health is the place to grow your career and serve with purpose.
- Evaluate residents with respiratory needs, complete pulmonary assessments, and help develop individualized respiratory therapy plans of care.
- Provide education for nursing staff to support respiratory interventions such as oxygen therapy, breathing treatments, bronchopulmonary hygiene, breathing exercises, CPAP/BiPAP support, and other ordered treatments.
- Support residents and nursing staff with tracheostomy care, including monitoring, weaning support, downsizing, decannulation support, and related education as clinically appropriate.
- Monitor residents' responses to therapy, changes in condition, medications, labs, imaging, and treatment orders; recommend updates to the plan of care as needed.
- Collaborate with physicians, nursing leadership, nurses, therapy teams, social workers, residents, and families to support safe and effective respiratory care.
- Educate residents, families, caregivers, and facility staff on respiratory care, equipment, medications, safety, and carryover of respiratory programs.
- Document respiratory care services, assessments, interventions, recommendations, and resident progress accurately and timely.
- Assist with respiratory equipment needs, maintenance follow-up, troubleshooting, and safe use of respiratory supplies and devices.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment by following facility procedures, infection-control protocols, and federal, state, and local requirements.
- Support ongoing staff education, new employee respiratory training, quarterly and PRN skill checks, annual competencies, and required certifications as needed.
- Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program.
- Active Texas Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license/certificate in good standing required.
- Current NBRC credential required; Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) preferred.
- Experience in a skilled nursing facility (SNF), transitional care unit (TCU), long-term care, pulmonary care, tracheostomy care, CPAP/BiPAP, or geriatric setting preferred.
- Ability to assess resident needs, communicate effectively, adapt to changing technology, think critically, and work independently as well as part of an interdisciplinary care team.
- Must be eligible to work in the United States.