More than just a job, it’s a vocation
Location: Our Hospital - St. Louis
Worker Type: Regular
Respiratory Therapy at Our Hospital - St. Louis
- Schedule: Full-time, Night Shift (6:30 PM - 7 AM), consisting of three 12-hour shifts weekly. Rotating weekends (every third) and holiday coverage required.
- Sign-On Bonus: A two-year service commitment is necessary, applicable only to external qualified candidates.
- Open to CRT or RRT professionals!
Position Overview:
This role involves assessing and providing care for patients requiring respiratory therapy. You will administer prescribed therapeutic services to enhance patient health.
Key Responsibilities:
- Evaluate patients to determine the appropriate type and frequency of treatment, creating a tailored care plan based on their diagnosis.
- Deliver respiratory care services in alignment with physician orders, departmental policies, and established guidelines.
- Implement and oversee the patient care plan and associated 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 inform them about community support resources and programs.
- Assist in the care, calibration, and maintenance of all equipment. Help maintain departmental inventory levels for supplies and equipment, ensuring proper cleaning and sterilization procedures are followed.
- Respond to medical emergencies and rapid response situations.
- Maintain a constant state of alertness and operate safely.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Educational Requirements:
- Associate’s degree in Respiratory Care or equivalent experience and education.
Experience:
- No prior experience is necessary.
Physical Requirements:
- Regularly use speech for effective oral communication.
- Consistently stand and walk.
- Frequently lift, carry, push, or pull objects weighing between 0-25 lbs.
- Engage in frequent sitting, reaching, and data entry using a keyboard.
- Utilize vision and depth perception for both near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) distances, as well as to identify and differentiate colors.
- Employ smell to recognize various odors.
- Use hearing to receive oral communication and detect body sounds, alarms, or malfunctioning equipment.
- 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 feet, legs, hands, and arms.
- Occasionally drive.
- Rarely crawl or run.
Required Professional Licenses and Certifications:
Location: Missouri
- 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:
We value our outstanding employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package tailored to meet 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 instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
Upfront Tuition Coverage: We provide 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.