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Houston Methodist

Nonprofit academic medical center with hospitals

Senior Respiratory Care Practitioner

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSugar Land, TX, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduate of an education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credentials.
  • Four years of experience as a Respiratory Care Practitioner, including at least two years in critical care; the employer may consider an HM employee with at least three years of RCP experience, including one year as an HM RCP.
  • Hold a Texas-licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner credential and Registered Respiratory Therapist certification.
  • Hold Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification or instructor status through the American Heart Association.
  • Demonstrate the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform assigned work, as determined through ongoing skills and competency assessments and performance evaluations.
  • Have sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing English to perform essential job functions, particularly those affecting patient or employee safety or security.
  • Communicate effectively with patients, physicians, family members, and coworkers using a customer-service focus and positive-language principles.
  • Possess basic computer knowledge and operate multiple computer systems to maintain patient and exam documents.
  • Work independently, handle challenging procedures and patient-care situations, exercise sound judgment, and demonstrate above-average clinical skills.
  • Adapt to multiple ongoing priorities with minimal supervision, organize workflow, and participate in problem-solving.

Responsibilities

  • Perform advanced respiratory care procedures as assigned, including intubation, advanced pulmonary diagnostics, endobronchial ultrasound, electromagnetic navigation, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
  • Perform all duties assigned to a Respiratory Care Practitioner and serve as the primary therapist for advanced treatments as assigned.
  • Participate in developing and teaching in-services and programs for respiratory staff, quality-improvement initiatives, research programs, and departmental committees or subcommittees.
  • Mentor and serve as a resource to Respiratory Care team members and students, including training in specialized areas such as ICU and NICU.
  • Contribute to teamwork by monitoring overall patient workload, offering assistance, responding positively to requests, guiding the interprofessional healthcare team when appropriate, and applying feedback to improve patient outcomes.
  • Facilitate professional communication, active listening, teaching, role modeling, and problem resolution to support work efforts and quality service during customer and patient encounters.
  • Guide and mentor Respiratory Care Practitioners and students; teach, orient, and precept newly hired therapists; and use peer-to-peer accountability to improve the department’s employee-engagement score.
  • Teach patients according to their learning needs, use appropriate resources, plan for care after discharge, evaluate patient comprehension, and adapt teaching methods accordingly.
  • Coordinate activities within the respiratory department and assume other duties in the absence of a team lead or coordinator, as assigned; serve as a resource for department needs such as specialty equipment or software implementation.
  • Support improvement of the department’s patient-satisfaction score through peer-to-peer accountability for service standards.
  • Assist physicians by performing ordered tests, assessing and assuring the quality, acceptability, and reliability of results, taking corrective action, and involving others as needed.
  • Troubleshoot, calibrate, and perform preventive maintenance and quality control on equipment and analyzers according to department guidelines, documenting activities.
  • Assemble, prepare, clean, and operate bronchoscopy and monitoring equipment and accessories according to manufacturer recommendations and department guidelines, and report malfunctions.
  • Use clinical judgment and an analytical approach; assist with implementing and teaching department safety initiatives and standards of practice; identify trends and process-improvement opportunities; and recommend corrective action.
  • Contribute to department and hospital quality and patient-safety targets.
  • Document patient care and respiratory-related activities and procedures in the appropriate system and enter charges when services are delivered.
  • Use resources efficiently, avoid wasting supplies, manage time effectively, minimize incidental overtime, and prioritize daily work according to department specifications.
  • Identify and present opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and improvement in department projects and shared-governance activities.
  • Participate in one or more department committees or subcommittees and facilitate achievement of committee goals.
  • Seek learning opportunities beyond baseline competencies, focus on ongoing development as a Respiratory Care Practitioner, and maintain the My Development plan.
  • Engage students and coworkers in valuable learning opportunities aligned with business objectives to foster a positive and constructive teaching environment.

Desired Qualifications

  • Neonatal experience is preferred.
  • Depending on the assigned area, preferred credentials include Pediatric Advanced Life Support or instructor status; Neonatal Resuscitation or instructor status; Registered Respiratory Therapist Adult Critical Care Specialty; Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist; Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist; Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist; Registered Respiratory Therapist Sleep Disorder Specialty; Certified Asthma Educator; Tobacco Treatment Specialist; or Registered Polysomnographer Technologist.

About the Company

Houston Methodist

Nonprofit academic medical center with hospitals

Houston Methodist is a nonprofit academic medical center and hospital system in the Houston area. It delivers fee-for-service care through eight hospitals, focusing on cancer, heart and vascular care, transplantation, neurosciences, orthopedics, and digestive disorders, and treats thousands of international patients. The system combines patient care with research, education, and philanthropy through the Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation, with its flagship at the Texas Medical Center and partnerships with Weill Cornell Medicine, Texas A&M, and Rice University that support programs like EnMed and a broad clinical trials network via the Houston Methodist Research Institute. Its goal is to improve patient outcomes by providing high-quality medical care while expanding research, education, and collaborative clinical programs.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Founded
2008

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