Respiratory Care Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

More than just a job, it's a vocation

Worker Type: Regular

Position Overview:

• Schedule: Full-time, Night Shift, consisting of three 12-hour shifts weekly, with rotating weekend and holiday responsibilities.
• Sign-On Bonus: Available for external qualified candidates, contingent upon a two-year service commitment.
• Open to both RRT and CRT professionals!

Position Summary:

This role involves assessing and providing care for patients requiring respiratory therapy, as well as administering prescribed therapeutic services.

Key Responsibilities:

Primary Duties:

• Evaluate patients to determine the appropriate treatment type and frequency, creating a care plan based on their diagnosis.
• Deliver respiratory care services following physician orders, departmental policies, and established guidelines.
• Implement and oversee patient care plans and equipment, while monitoring, documenting, and communicating patient conditions. Perform advanced respiratory care techniques.
• Assess respiratory practices, medication administration, and treatment effectiveness based on patient outcomes.
• Provide education to patients and their families regarding health conditions and available community support resources.
• Assist in the care, calibration, and maintenance of all respiratory equipment, ensuring departmental inventory levels are maintained and equipment is cleaned and sterilized according to protocols.
• Respond to medical emergencies and rapid response situations.
• Maintain a state of alertness and safety at all times.
• Carry out additional tasks as assigned.

Education Requirements:

• Associate's degree in Respiratory Care or equivalent experience and education.

Experience:

• No prior experience necessary.

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly use speech for effective communication.
• Constantly stand and walk.
• Frequently lift, carry, push, or pull objects weighing between 0-25 lbs.
• Engage in frequent sitting, reaching, and data entry tasks.
• Utilize vision for near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) distances, as well as color differentiation.
• Employ smell to identify and recognize odors.
• Use hearing to receive verbal communication and detect body sounds or alarms.
• Occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasionally assist in moving patients.
• Occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, squat, twist, grip, and perform repetitive movements with legs and arms.
• Occasionally drive.
• Rarely crawl or run.

Required Licenses and Certifications:

• Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• Respiratory Care Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

Work Shift: Night Shift (United States)

Job Type: Employee

Department: Respiratory Therapy

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36

Benefits:

Our organization values its outstanding employees by providing a comprehensive benefits package tailored to their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: Eligible team members receive one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

• Flexible Payment Options: Our voluntary benefit through DailyPay allows eligible hourly team members to access their earned, unpaid base pay before payday (fees may apply).

• Upfront Tuition Coverage: We offer upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.