Registered Respiratory Therapist
St. David's HealthCare
Austin, TX

Certified Respiratory Therapist CRT

Introduction

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) Certified Respiratory Therapist CRT? At St. David's Medical Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Benefits

St. David's 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.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Certified Respiratory Therapist CRT like you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Administers respiratory care to patients as ordered by the attending physician. Conducts diagnostic procedures to evaluate the need for, and response to, therapy.

• Initiates, monitors and maintains mechanically ventilated patients 

• Assists with placement of artificial airways 

• Performs and documents patient assessment including but not limited to breath sounds, airway patency and cuff pressure at least once per shift 

• Verifies and documents ventilator function and patient status q4h minimum 

• Assists with transportation of ventilator-dependent patients  

• Assists at deliveries as requested for neonatal resuscitation and/or stabilization  

• Administers and monitors respiratory care treatments 

• Administers therapy according to established departmental policy 

• Evaluates patient within 2 hours of notification of respiratory therapy orders and initiates as stated 

• Instructs patient and family members in proper methods of respiratory therapy 

• At end of shift, assures assigned areas are stocked as required 

• Responds promptly to treatment needs in Emergency Department  

• Responds immediately to emergency codes and correctly manages the airway and external compressions  

• Responds immediately to all emergent patient situations including but not limited to Rapid Response, Stroke Alert, StemiAlert and Trauma Alert. 

• Promptly sets up oxygen new starts per department policy 

• Follows established hospital and departmental infection control policies 

• Records pertinent information in patient’s medical record 

• Accurately documents all respiratory care interventions during assigned shift 

• Documents patient and family education 

• Maintains up-to-date departmental records 

• Enters charges per shift for services performed/provided 

• Provides oncoming shift with current and accurate patient report 

• Performs noninvasive and invasive diagnostic tests and monitoring 

• Performs arterial blood gas sampling and analyses and communicates “critical” values immediately per department policy 

• Performs pulmonary function tests ordered in pulmonary function laboratory and reports tests within 3 hours 

• Performs beside spirometry and accurately records results 

• Performs peak flow, inspiratory and expiratory force, vital capacity measurements and accurately records results 

• Monitors pulse oximetry, transcutaneous C02 and end-tidal C0P2 levels 

• Performs EKGs as ordered  

• Performs cleaning, preventive maintenance and calibration of RC equipment as required 

• Cleans, assembles, verifies function of ventilators and documents same prior to patient use 

• Cleans, calibrates and maintains PFT equipment per manufacturing specifications and department policy. 

• Perform arterial blood gas instrumentation calibration and maintenance per CAP requirements 

• Calibrates and troubleshoots TCM and oxygen analyzers 

• Functions as respiratory care protocol assessor 

• Assesses patient per physician-approved criteria (RCP) within 1 hour of receipt of order and documents same  

• Writes correct therapy orders based on accurate triage score in physician’s order sheet under “RCP” 

• Delivers initial therapies as ordered 

• Reassesses patient within established time frame, changing therapy as indicated and documents same 

• Conveys all RCP therapies –initial and changes – to appropriate staff members and documents same in departmental records.

What qualifications you will need:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• Basic Cardiac Life Support 
• (NBRC-CRT) Certified Respiratory Therapist
• (RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner
• High School Graduate / GED, or Vocational School Graduate

St. David’s Medical Center, part of St. David’s HealthCare, is a comprehensive medical facility with three locations: St. David’s Medical Center, Heart Hospital of Austin, and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital. Located in Central Austin, St. David’s Medical Center features a 371-bed acute care hospital and a 64-bed rehabilitation hospital, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services.

The hospital provides a full spectrum of women's services, including a renowned Level IV maternity unit, maternal-fetal medicine, and a high-risk maternal and neonatal transport team. It also boasts the region’s largest Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and offers outpatient breast imaging services through Solis Mammography, which is situated on-site. Additionally, the facility includes a 24-hour emergency department and a comprehensive stroke center.

St. David’s Medical Center specializes in treating high-acuity surgical patients, offering complex procedures such as spine surgeries, total joint replacements, advanced surgical oncology, bariatric surgery, and general surgery. It is also home to the esteemed Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute. The hospital has earned accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Magnet® hospital, the highest and most prestigious distinction a healthcare organization can achieve for nursing practice and quality patient care.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses. 

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Certified Respiratory Therapist CRT opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

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.