Full-Time
Respiratory Therapist
Days, PRN
Updated on 9/3/2026
Huntsville Memorial Hospital
Acute hospital and community clinics
No salary listed
Huntsville, TX, USA
In Person
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- Graduate of a professional Respiratory Therapy program; persons obtaining the Registered Respiratory Therapist credential under the grandfather clause are exempt.
- Current State of Texas Respiratory Care Practitioner license is required.
- Basic Life Support certification is required within 30 days of employment, before patient care is administered independently.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification is required within 90 days of employment.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support and Neonatal Resuscitation Program certifications are required within 12 months of hire.
- Frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, standing, and walking are required.
- Occasional reaching, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, and twisting are required.
- Visual and hearing acuity are required, including color vision to perceive changes in patients and the colors of medicines and solutions.
- Administer therapeutic modalities including aerosol therapy, intermittent positive pressure breathing, oxygen therapy, postural drainage and percussion, incentive spirometry, adult and pediatric mechanical ventilation, tracheal suction, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Perform electrocardiograms.
- Perform electroencephalograms.
- Perform Holter monitoring, electrocardiogram stress testing, and pulmonary function testing.
- Accurately document patient care in respiratory therapy progress notes.
- Perform preventive maintenance, including cleaning, sterilization, and minor repairs, on department equipment.
- Maintain departmental procedure logs; file electrocardiogram and respiratory therapy records; and copy reports for delivery to patient medical records.
- Attend required in-service and educational meetings.
- Adhere to infection control protocols and the organization's legal compliance code of conduct.
- Maintain patient confidentiality and appropriately handle protected health information.
- Maintain a safe work environment and report safety concerns appropriately.
- Instruct and educate patients and families.
- Communicate with physicians and other team members.
- Participate in continuous quality improvement programs.
- Interact effectively with hospital staff, medical staff, patients, and visitors as part of the interdisciplinary care and service delivery process.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
- Prior experience in the cardiopulmonary field is preferred.
- Current registry by the National Board for Respiratory Care as a Registered Respiratory Therapist is preferred.
Huntsville Memorial Hospital is a nonprofit acute-care community hospital serving Huntsville, Texas, and Walker County. It provides emergency and trauma care, surgery, heart and vascular services, imaging, rehabilitation, women's health, infusion and other inpatient and outpatient specialties. Affiliated clinics expand access to primary and specialty care, including a teaching partnership with Sam Houston State University. The organization combines modern hospital capabilities with local public health education and community engagement, maintaining care close to home for area residents.
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