Certified​/Registered Respiratory Therapist; CRT​/RRT PRN

Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 338-bed acute care hospital with over 1,000 dedicated employees.

Citizens offers a generous benefit package that includes retirement plans upon hire, and an excellent medical plan with optional insurance plans to choose from.

If you are interested in pursuing a career with an award-winning hospital, welcome home.

The Certified/Registered Respiratory Therapist will be responsible for performing all general and critical care respiratory care services as well as some specialized functions and training of new employees.

Performs all basic and advanced respiratory services including ABG’s, ventilator management, and EKG’s. Responsibilities will include PFT’s, and Pulmonary Rehab as needed.

• Performs basic respiratory care including oxygen therapy, medication delivery, aerosol therapy, CPT and pulmonary rehab. (EF)
• Performs critical respiratory care including mechanical ventilation and CPR. (EF)
• Performs patient assessments and reassessments.(EF)
• Performs diagnostic exams including PFTs, EKGs, ABGs and pulse oximetry. (EF)
• Performs phlebotomy and stress tests as applicable. (EF)
• Completes all documentation associated with aforementioned responsibilities. (EF)
• Maintains continuing education. (EF)
• Keeps all areas stocked and neat in appearance, participates in cleaning of equipment. (EF)

Job responsibilities apply to all patient populations including neonate, pediatric, adult and geriatric.

• Adheres to organization-wide and other applicable policies and procedures.
• Day-to-day performance complies with the hospital’s Service Excellence Behavioral Expectations.
• Performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital’s Ethic, Compliance and Confidentiality Program guidelines.
• Performs within professional Scope of Practice at all times.

• Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to thisjob at any time.

High School graduate or equivalent. Must have completed a JRCRTE approved school for Respiratory Care and be recognized by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) as a Certified Respiratory Therapist or a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).

ICU and neonatal skills

Basic Life Support, Texas Medical Board, National Board for Respiratory Care (after 2002)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit, community hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 317-bed acute care hospital with over 1,200 employees . Voted “Best of the Best” hospital in Victoria for 14 consecutive years, Citizens Medical Center is a level III Trauma Center, currently renovating its 24/7 Emergency Department that includes an onsite medical helicopter.

Citizens has a comprehensive Community Cancer Program that includes two linear accelerators and HDR brachytherapy. Citizens is recognized for its outstanding cardiology program which includes a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center and is a Primary Stroke Center. Citizens also includes a comprehensive, accredited Bariatric Surgery program,Birth Center with labor and delivery, animaging and surgery center, sleep study center, state-of-the-art rehabilitation and fitness center, urology center and da Vinci robotics minimally invasive surgery options, a home health agency, and has a long history of providing continuing education for healthcare providers and the community.

Citizens Medical Center is looking for employees who actively demonstrate service excellence by exemplifying our iCare values. If you are someone who displays respect and enthusiasm for patients, visitors, and coworkers while consistently upholding the hospital’s commitment to providing outstanding outcomes, service excellence, and fiscal responsibility, then you could be a good fit for the CMC team!

Citizens Medical Center is guided by its Mission – “to provide quality medical services at a reasonable cost to the citizens of the region.”

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