More than just a job, it's a vocation
Location: Our facility in Fenton
Worker Type:
PRN
Position Highlights:
- Department: Respiratory Therapy
- Licensure: Candidates with a CRT or RRT license in Missouri are encouraged to apply!
- Schedule: PRN, with no fixed hours
- Shift Differentials: Available for night and weekend shifts
- Location: Our facility in Fenton
Position Overview:
This role involves assessing and providing care for patients requiring respiratory therapy. You will administer prescribed therapeutic services related to respiratory health.
Key Responsibilities and Qualifications:
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 specific physician orders, departmental policies, and established guidelines.
- Implement and oversee the patient care plan and associated equipment, while monitoring, documenting, and communicating the patient's condition. 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, while helping to manage departmental inventory levels for supplies and equipment. Ensure equipment is processed according to established cleaning and sterilization protocols.
- Respond to medical emergencies and rapid response situations.
- Maintain a state of alertness and safety at all times.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
- Associate's degree in Respiratory Care or equivalent experience and education.
EXPERIENCE
- No prior experience is necessary.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Regularly use speech for effective communication.
- Consistently stand and walk.
- Frequently lift, carry, and push/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, including color differentiation.
- Employ smell to identify and recognize odors.
- Use hearing to receive verbal communication and detect body sounds or alarms.
- Occasionally lift, carry, and push/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
State of Employment: 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
- Or
- Respiratory Educator Permit - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
Work Shift:
PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States)
Job Type:
Employee
Department:
Respiratory Therapy
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
0
Benefits:
Our organization values its outstanding employees by providing 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 to access their earned, unpaid base pay instantly (fees may apply) before payday.
Upfront Tuition Coverage: We offer upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
Our organization is an equal opportunity employer. We 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.