Respiratory Therapist - Local Travel Opportunity (12-Week | Full-Time Hours | Tiger Flex)

Respiratory Therapist

Shift: Three 12-hour shifts per week, days or evenings Department: Respiratory Therapy

Compensation:

In exchange for meeting special scheduling commitments to work a 12-week based program the following premium rates apply:

· Base Pay Range: $41.16/hour

· Special Pay: Additional $20.00 per hour (Tiger Flex Differential)

· Shift Differentials:

o Additional $2.75 per hour for evening shifts

o Additional $4.00 per hour for night shifts

o Additional $3.00 per hour for weekend shifts

o Additional $5.75 per hour for weekend evening shifts

o Additional $7.00 per hour for weekend night shifts

About The Department

Our Respiratory Therapy Department at Capital Region Medical Center provides comprehensive care in a community hospital setting with daily patient volumes ranging from 70–110 patients. Respiratory therapists work collaboratively with physicians, nursing staff, and other clinical professionals to deliver high-quality respiratory care across multiple patient populations.

The department supports a 12-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and a Level II Nursery, offering therapists the opportunity to manage both critically ill adult patients and neonatal populations. Our therapists are actively involved in advanced respiratory care including mechanical ventilation management, non-invasive ventilation, airway management, and emergency response.

Respiratory therapists gain hands-on experience with modern respiratory equipment, including Servo-i Ventilator mechanical ventilators and Philips V60 Ventilator systems for non-invasive ventilation. The department also provides experience with specialized therapies such as nitric oxide delivery using the NoxBox Nitric Oxide Delivery System.

Therapists play an active role in a variety of advanced bedside procedures, including:

· Assisting with endotracheal intubation

· Participating in bedside bronchoscopy procedures

· Managing mechanical and non-invasive ventilation

· Administering aerosolized medications and airway clearance therapies

· Providing neonatal respiratory support

Our department offers a supportive environment where respiratory therapists develop a broad skill set and maintain a high level of clinical involvement in critical care and procedural support.

About The Job

MU Health Care is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Respiratory Therapist for a local 12-week Tiger Flex assignment. This opportunity is designed for candidates in or near the Jefferson City, MO area who are looking to stay local while gaining travel-style experience. As a Respiratory Therapist at MU Health Care, you'll be at the forefront of our mission to provide top-notch patient care, bringing empathy, quick thinking, and a commitment to excellence to every interaction.

About Mu Health Care

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes' Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that's largely a result of the incredible culture and team we've built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to seven hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

Employee Benefits

· This is a non-benefit eligible role.

Detailed Job Description

• Work independently to administer services via approved protocols and guidelines. Provide Respiratory Therapy Activities including the following collection and analysis of blood gas samples, oxygen therapy and specialty medical gas administration, invasive and non-invasive ventilation, inhaled medication administration, airway clearance techniques and airway maintenance, and pulmonary diagnostic testing and clinical monitoring.
• Act as member of the Code Blue, Rapid Response Team, and Trauma Response Team.
• Provide patient documentation through the electronic medical record.
• Follow infection control and safety standards.
• Educate and advise patients' families on respiratory therapy procedures. Provide education to students and other health care providers.
• Participate in Department Performance Improvement Project.
• Pulmonary Function Lab (with additional training) Perform advanced pulmonary function testing procedures. Assist with basic and advanced bronchoscopy procedures.
• May complete unit/department specific duties as outlined in department documents.

Required Qualifications

• Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) licensure by the Missouri Respiratory Care board.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).

Preferred Qualifications

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by hiring department.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.