Respiratory Care Asst

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

The Respiratory Therapy Assistant is an equipment and inventory technician who cleans, monitors, and maintains routine respiratory care equipment throughout the hospital, including stocking medical oxygen supplies and gases.

• Perform daily equipment processing of respiratory equipment:
  Disassemble process, clean, assemble, and test respiratory equipment according to department policies/manufacturers recommendation.
• Responsible for ordering, stocking, and maintaining respiratory supplies/equipment within the Respiratory Care Department and in-patient care areas, this includes rental equipment. Assist in performing inventory of department equipment and supplies, counts supplies with accuracy.
• Responsible for supporting and assisting with distribution of clean supplies and equipment. Provides and maintains an adequate inventory of oxygen gas cylinders in department storage areas and on patient care areas.
• Identify and retrieve electrical equipment due for calibration and regular preventative maintenance and delivers to Biomedical Engineering department on a scheduled or as needed basis.
• Other duties may include the assistance in oxygen charges and analysis of Arterial blood gas results as needed.
• Assist in maintaining a clean work area in the department: assure that all supplies are neatly stored and the work area is cleared of hazards 100% of time. Reports to the Respiratory Care Supervisor/Manager.

What qualifications you will need:

• BLS required
• High School Graduate / GED, and enrolled in an approved Respiratory Care Program
• 1-3 years hospital experience preferred.
• ICU Clinical must be completed or in process

HCA Florida Osceola Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits
  for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work
  programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources
  , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support
  through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits
  for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note:
Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Florida Osceola Hospital is a 404-bed tertiary care hospital. We are accredited by the Joint Commission and are a Level II Trauma Center. We are a teaching hospital in collaboration with UCF College of Medicine. Our hospital is conveniently and centrally located in the Heart of Kissimmee. We are only minutes from Orlando, St. Cloud, Celebration, and Poinciana. We are committed to enhancing the standard of healthcare by providing services including Emergency Care, Trauma Care, Pediatric ER, Heart & Vascular Institute, and Comprehensive Stroke Center.

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