Job Description
RRT/Registered Respiratory Therapist
Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together
The address is 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Work Schedule
Night shift 7PM-7AM including rotating weekends and holidays
New Graduates Welcome to Apply
Qualifications
- Graduate of AMA approved Respiratory Care Program is required
- Other – CLIAFE – must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency
- 1 year of Med/Surg or critical care experience is preferred
- Previous experience a plus
- New Graduates Welcome to Apply
Required Certifications/Licenses:
- RCP - Respiratory Care Practitioner upon hire required and
- RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist upon hire required and
- BCLS – Basic Cardiac Life Support upon hire required and
Preferred Certifications/Licenses:
- ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support upon hire preferred
- NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program upon hire preferred
Skills
- Good verbal communications
- Good interpersonal skills
- Computer experience
What You Will do
Patient Assessment/Plan of Care
- Obtains/verifies physician order for therapy and validate for appropriateness.
- Reviews available medical records and obtain pertinent medical history from patient or family.
- Evaluates each patient using age and diagnosis appropriate assessment tests and measurements.
- Applies appropriate patient care interventions according to protocol guidelines and priority of care.
- Demonstrates competence in the performance of age appropriate patient assessment and individualizes care based on age specific needs.
Patient Treatment
- Uses therapeutic treatment techniques appropriate to patient age and desire for treatment.
- Performs treatment procedures that are within the scope of the professional license.
- Performs/delegates technical procedures appropriately and safely.
- Determine patient response to treatment and evaluate progress (reassessment).
- Educates patient and family through instruction, demonstration, or appropriate handouts in treatment plan, safety issues, and home programs/self-management.
- Maintain bedside and ventilator alarms in audible position.
- Maintains patient safety throughout treatment.
- Communicates with physicians and other healthcare personnel as appropriate regarding patient care issues.
- Demonstrates competence in the performance of age appropriate patient treatment and individualizes care based on age specific needs.
- Administers medication in a safe/correct manner, adhering to medication administration guidelines.
- Reports unsafe conditions and equipment in proper/timely manner.
- Responds to emergency situations.
Documentation
- Documents verification of physician orders prior to delivery of care.
- Documents aspects of each treatment session in accordance with departmental, JCAHO, Medicare, and other applicable regulatory guidelines.
- Documents assessments of education needs, education provided, and patient understanding of education provided in accordance with departmental, JCAHO, Medicare, and other applicable regulatory guidelines.
- Reports and documents unusual occurrences, on the job injuries, and medical device malfunctioning.
- Enters patient charges and record procedures according to departmental guidelines.
Professional Accountability
- Utilizes available resources (equipment, support personnel, educational resources) to maximize efficiency and productivity and meet departmental needs.
- Participates in orientation and training of students and new employees.
- Attends and/or leads hospital, department, and community educational in-services.
- Represents department in a positive manner to hospital/system/community.
- Completes assigned work within scheduled hours and offers assistance to others to ensure departmental work is accomplished.
- Seeks assistance/supervision/consultation as needed and reports to supervisor any problems and/or solutions regarding delivery of patient care.
- Demonstrates commitment to the maintenance of a clean, safe work environment that is compliant with departmental, hospital and regulatory agency requirements.
- Works in partnership with peers, other disciplines, and departmental personnel.
- Maintains continuity of patient care inter-shift and inter-hospital.
- Adapts to changes in workload assignment.
Other duties as assigned.
Why Texas Health Resources?
At Texas Health Fort Worth, we take seriously our mission to improve the health of those in our community. We are a 726-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving our community since 1930. Our location in Fort Worth provides convenient care to the residents of Fort Worth and the surrounding areas
Here are a few of our recent awards:
- 2025 Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For® (11th consecutive year & highest among health care systems recognized.)
- 2025 Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Texas™ list (Texas Health ranked #3 on Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Texas™ list — the highest healthcare system and North Texas-based organization to receive this recognition. This is the eight year Texas Health has been ranked among best large companies in Texas.)
- 2024 “20 Best Workplaces in Health Care” by Great Place to Work® and Fortune (10th consecutive year, 9th year in the top 3 and top spot in Texas)
Additional perks of being a THR Respiratory Therapist
- Gain a sense of accomplishment by contributing in a teamwork environment
- Positively impact patients’ quality of life
- Receive excellent mentorship, comprehensive training and dedicated clinical leadership resources
- Enjoy opportunities for growth
If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!
Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.
Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org
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Texas Health Hospital Rockwall is proud to serve the growing areas of Rockwall County, Kaufman County, Hunt County, eastern Dallas County, southern Collin County and outlying areas. Our commitment is to provide not only safe, high quality care but to combine that with compassion, understanding and personal attention. This commitment has garnered us many local and national awards, including recognition as a CMS 5 Star hospital awarded to just 10% of those hospital surveyed nationally!
Located on 33 acres in Rockwall just south of interstate 30, Texas Health Rockwall offers 60 inpatient beds for acute medical and surgical needs. The hospital continues to grow and visiting campus today you will find a Women's Imaging and Breast Center, a bariatric clinic, an ambulatory surgery center and a variety of physician practices all dedicated to our evolving community health needs. You will see that our long awaited expansion is well underway! This expansion, focused on a healthy future in this high growth area of North Texas, will double the size of our hospital adding more patient beds, a Level 2 NICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and expanding other departments including Labor & Delivery, OR and the emergency room.
What makes us different? Simply put, it is how we approach caring for you. From the focus on safety to the personal attention we provide, our patients should feel right at home at Texas Health Rockwall. As Cindy Perrin, hospital president says, "The difference is found in the heart of our facility – our staff and physicians - and in the way we love, respect and care about our community and each other. We treat our hospital like our home, treat each other like family, and treat our patients like neighbors. It's just who we are!
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall is a joint venture owned by Texas Health Resources and physicians dedicated to the community and meets the definition under federal law of physician-owned hospital.
