Respiratory Care Practitioner II - Pediatrics

Job overview

Respiratory Care Practitioner II - Pediatrics at Methodist Hospital in Schertz, TX. This is an onsite, full-time position with a salary of $0.0 - $0.0 USD per year. Methodist Hospital is a comprehensive medical facility. This role coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered respiratory care, performing diagnostic tests and therapeutic procedures. The practitioner monitors patients receiving invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation.

What you'll do

• Operates and sets up devices such as mechanical ventilators, therapeutic gas administration, aerosol generators, and disposable respiratory care products while following specific parameters for treatment.
• Provides emergency care, including artificial ventilation, external cardiac massage, and assists staff with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Collects and analyzes arterial blood gases and is able to recognize normal, abnormal and critical values and able to provide appropriate corrective intervention.
• Follows physician orders for treatment and evaluates requirements for treatment, such as treatment type, mode and duration of therapy, universal precautions, and medication dosage.
• Monitors patient’s response to therapy by evaluation of vital signs, arterial blood gases, auscultation of breath sounds, pulse oximetry and end-tidal CO2 measurement.
• Consults with physicians, nurses and other health care professionals for changes in patient’s status and works as part of the team to manage the patient’s plan of care.

What we're looking for

Education

Associate Degree

Experience

Associate Degree

Skills & competencies

respiratory care practitioner

pediatrics

therapy & rehabilitation

schertz tx

methodist hospital

full-time

hos

no weekends

no on-call

Benefits & perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k Match, Tuition Assistance

About the employer

Methodist Hospital is hiring for this role. Industry: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals. Sector: 62.