Registered Respiratory Therapist
Corpus Christi, Texas
Bay Area Medical Center

RRT – Respiratory Therapy

Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks Hours per Week: 36 Unit: Respiratory Therapy, 3rd floor, Main Hospital building Weekends: Rotating weekends

Unit Details

• Beds: 24-bed ICU, 16-bed ED, 8-bed ED, 16-bed NICU, 40-bed Med/Surg, 25-bed Tele
• Staffing: 20 Respiratory Therapists. Each shift (day and night) has 1 supervisor and 2–3 RTs.
• Patient ratios: Not applicable
• Equipment: 840, 980, V60, Vapotherm, Hamilton MR1, C1, and C6
• Floating area: RT department at another facility in the system
• Dress code: Pewter grey scrubs

Typical Procedures

• Patient assessment
• Administering therapies, including oxygen, aerosol medication delivery, and chest physiotherapy
• Assisting with bronchoscopies at the bedside and in the endoscopy suite
• Assisting with placement of artificial airways
• Initiating, monitoring, and maintaining mechanical ventilation
• Assisting with transport of ventilator-dependent patients
• Responding to emergent situations and ensuring airway integrity and ventilation during resuscitation
• Assisting at moderate and high-risk deliveries for neonatal stabilization and/or resuscitation
• Serving as a clinical resource, educating patients, families, and staff
• Setting up, operating, cleaning, sterilizing, and storing respiratory therapy equipment

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) license in Texas
• Registered Respiratory Therapist with at least 1 year of experience, including experience within the last year
• National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) registration
• Experience working with adult patients in a critical care setting (candidates without it will not be considered)
• ACLS
• BLS
• NRP
• PALS