Pediatric Respiratory Care Specialist (Hiring Immediately) Job at Christus Health, San Antonio, TX

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  • Christus Health
  • San Antonio, TX

Job Description

**Description**

_**Summary:**_

Responsible for the pulmonary care of critical, non-critical, and chronically
ill adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients under the direction of a physician
with minimal supervision. Performs patient assessments and institutes
respiratory care plans. Performs various technical and diagnostic respiratory
therapy procedures in all areas of the hospital.

The CHRISTUS Children’s Hospital, established in 1959, was the first
children’s hospital in South-Central Texas. Located downtown, this 190-plus-
bed hospital serves more than 70,000 children annually from San Antonio, South
Texas and around the world. The hospital (in partnership with Baylor College
of Medicine) is the only academic children’s hospital in San Antonio. Our
highly specialized services meet the unique medical needs of children, from
Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care to Children’s Emergency Services, the
latest treatments for deformities of the spine including titanium rib implants
and halo traction, a Heart Center, a specialized asthma program, a highly
regarded Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, and growing maternal services to
include consultation, delivery, and maternal fetal medicine.

_**Responsibilities:**_

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of
Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Include, but are not limited to:
• Emergency (Code Blue and White) response;
• Airway management including nasotracheal & endotracheal suctioning;
• Delivery of aerosolized drugs;
• Ventilator management (i. e. setup and operation);
• Oral hygiene;
• Airway retaining device placement and maintenance;
• Airway support device management including BiPAP and CPAP devices;
• Oxygen delivery devices and therapeutic monitoring;
• Chest film analysis;
• Bloodgas collection and analysis;
• EKG analysis;
• Accurate and complete documentation;
• Cleaning and stocking of equipment and supplies as necessary;
• Participate in CAP and JC surveys.
• RRTs may function as Shift Leader or serve in the capacity of Team Leader
• Advanced practice skills may include:
• Therapeutic gas management and monitoring, including INO and HeO2;
• Pulmonary Function Testing;
• Bronchoscopy assist;
• Hemodynamic Monitoring;
• Waveform analysis;
• Nocturnal SpO2 evaluation (Desaturation Studies);
• Polysomnography;
• Transport duties.

_**Requirements:**_

* See licensure andor certification requirements
* 1 - 3 years of experience preferred

* RT or RCP License in state of employment required

* BLS required
* Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by NBRC required

**_Work Schedule:_
**

7PM - 7AM

**_Work Type:_
**

Full Time

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