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Registered Respiratory Therapist RRT PRN

Medical City Healthcare, Plano, TX, United States


Job Summary
As a Respiratory Therapist, you’ll play an essential role in guiding patients through routine care and critical moments. You’ll perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures while managing invasive and noninvasive ventilation across a variety of care settings. You’ll have access to advanced respiratory technology, mentorship, and a collaborative team that supports your professional growth.

Responsibilities

Assess respiratory status by performing focused exams, interpreting breath sounds and airway patency, and determining the need for 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 when needed.

Maintain equipment and safety by setting up, operating, cleaning respiratory equipment, ensuring readiness and preventive maintenance, transporting ventilated patients safely, and following infection‑prevention standards.

Qualifications

Advanced Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.

Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.

PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support must be obtained within 6 months of employment start date.

Registered Respiratory Therapist (NBRC‑RRT) or Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner (RRT/RCP‑State).

Certificate and an Associate Degree or Bachelor’s Degree.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.

Well‑being support, including free counseling and referral services.

Paid time off, family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability, and leaves of absence.

401(k) plan with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, 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, and 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.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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