Respiratory Therapist CRT
Brownwood, Texas
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood

Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics CRT, Brownwood, Texas

Overview

• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Start: ASAP
• Shift: Night, 12-hour shifts (3x12 or 4x12), 18:00 to 06:00
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Schedule: 36/48 alternating rotation. One week is Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. The next week is Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Weekend coverage is included, and you work every other weekend.
• Patient Population: Care for all ages

Required Qualifications

• Valid Respiratory Therapist license in Texas
• Respiratory Therapist with 2 years of experience
• Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• Experience working with neonate patients

Certifications Required as Applicable

• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure)
• CHEMO (Chemotherapy)
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• EFM (Electronic Fetal Monitoring)
• ENPC
• NIH Stroke Certification
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam, as applicable by profession

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, completed within 72 hours of signing contract (does not need annual update)
• Tdap within 10 years of start
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 72 hours of signing contract. For positive responders, a negative chest X-ray within 5 years and an annual TB questionnaire are required.
• TB questionnaire (required for all candidates)
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 MMR/varicella vaccines. Non-immune titers require 2 boosters dated after the titer.
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, series of 3, or declination. A booster or declination after a low or equivocal titer is acceptable.
• Flu vaccine or exemption required between 10/31 and 3/31 (2026-27 season). Medical exemptions require provider completion and client approval. Religious exemptions require a separate form, and denial with refusal of the vaccine makes you ineligible for this contract.
• Fit test, updated annually. Mask must be 3M 1860 Regular or 3M 1860S. Onsite fit testing is available.
• Drug testing: negative 10-panel drug screen with THC within 10 business days before start date, which cannot be pending. A facility drug screen on arrival is mandatory, and a positive result is an automatic cancellation. Avoid products such as CBD that could cause a positive result.

Background and Compliance Checks

• 7-year background check within 1 year of start, updated annually. Includes SSN trace, county, national, OFAC, sex offender registry, and highest-level education verification.
• Transcript or diploma may substitute for education verification.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Texas DADS Employability Status Check within 30 days of start
• Texas Employee Misconduct Registry check within 30 days of start
• E-Verify or attestation
• Government-issued photo ID

Onboarding Documents

• Multiple facility forms to review and sign before start, including vaccination, TB, confidentiality, compliance, and computer security acknowledgments, plus a traveler identification form
• Employee handbook (information only, nothing to return)
• Orientation modules take about 3 to 4 hours to complete

Location

• Brownwood, Texas