Registered Respiratory Therapist - UTP Pulmonary Clinic

Registered Respiratory Therapist - UTP Pulmonary Clinic

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We are seeking a dedicated full-time Registered Respiratory Therapist to join the UTHealth Department of Internal Medicine – Pulmonary Clinic in Houston, TX. This Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. role offers the opportunity to provide both basic and advanced therapeutic and diagnostic respiratory care, including administering arterial blood gases and supporting patients with a wide range of respiratory disorders. The ideal candidate will also perform pulmonary function testing, lead and participate in advanced patient education initiatives, and play an active role in the department’s quality improvement programs.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as:

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Responsible for performing and administering basic and advanced therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, including arterial blood gases to patients with respiratory disorders. May also perform pulmonary function testing. Participates and leads advanced patient education, and is actively involved in departmental quality program.

• Takes and follows verbal treatment orders from physicians in administering drugs and medications to the cardiopulmonary system of patients. Evaluates treatment program, results and takes appropriate action.
• Performs independently all the following: arterial blood punctures, spirometry and flow volume loop testing, lung volume testing by body plethysmography or He dilution, airways resistance measurements, single breath diffusion capacity, bronchoprovocation testing and administers bronchodilator medications.
• Assists with any combination of the following tests and procedures: exercise testing, indirect calorimetry testing, and regional ventilation perfusion studies, and the technical function of video, fiber optic, and laser procedures.
• Troubleshoots, maintains, calibrates and performs quality control on equipment in the laboratories. Manually sets up and maintains respiratory care equipment. Manages compliance logs and manuals for equipment and oxygen tanks. Performs 6-minute walk test.
• Manually administers care to include oxygen, aerosol therapy, incentive spirometry, IPPB, Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation (IPV), airway care, aerosolized medication, percussion, postural drainage, pulse oximetry and visual monitoring of patients on continuous ventilation.
• Communicates effectively with professional colleagues. Manages time effectively. Documents appropriately in the medical records and completes other documentation duties accurately and efficiently according to policies and procedures.
• Remain current in respiratory care through continuing education, participation in in-service training, and review of journals. Conducts inter and intradepartmental respiratory care in-services at least once a year to patients, staff, or to the community.
• Ensures safe care to patients, staff and visitors;
  Performs procedures, Adhere to standards within budgetary specifications including time management, supply management, productivity and quality of service.
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