Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Job overview

Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at St. David's Medical Center. This is a full-time position located in Round Rock, TX, focusing on guiding patients through routine and critical moments with advanced respiratory technology and collaborative team support.

What you'll do

• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures while managing invasive and noninvasive ventilation across a variety of care settings. Assess respiratory status by performing focused exams, interpreting breath sounds and airway patency, and determining the need for respiratory interventions. Deliver evidence-based therapy by providing oxygen support, aerosolized medications, airway clearance techniques, and other treatments across emergency, critical care, and acute settings. Manage ventilation and airways by assisting with artificial airway placement, initiating and adjusting invasive and noninvasive ventilation, monitoring patient responses, and responding quickly to clinical changes or emergencies. Support patients and the care team by educating patients and families, serving as a clinical resource, partnering with physicians and nurses, and helping stabilize newborns during deliveries when needed. Maintain equipment and safety by setting up, operating, and cleaning respiratory equipment
• ensuring readiness and preventive maintenance
• transporting ventilated patients safely
• and following all infection-prevention standards.

What we're looking for

Education

Associate Degree, or Bachelors Degree

Experience

1 year experience Required

Skills & competencies

registered respiratory therapist

rrt

full-time

st. david's medical center

round rock tx

therapy & rehabilitation

healthcare

critical care

ventilation management

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• 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
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships
• 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.

About the employer

St. David's Medical Center is hiring for this role. Industry: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals. Sector: 62.