SSM Health
Respiratory Care Practitioner - RRT (PRN4)
SSM Health, Jefferson City, Missouri, us, 65108
**It's more than a career, it's a calling.**
MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
**Worker Type:**
PRN
**Job Summary:**
Provides evaluation of and care for respiratory therapy patients.
Administers prescribed respiratory therapeutic services.
**Job Responsibilities and Requirements:**
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Assesses patient for appropriate type and frequency of treatment and develops a plan of care based on diagnosis.
+ Responsible for providing respiratory care services in accordance with specific physician's orders, department policies and procedures and guidelines.
+ Implements and monitors patient care plan and equipment. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition. Performs advanced respiratory care modalities.
+ Evaluates respiratory practice, administration of medications, and treatment based on patient outcome.
+ Educates the patient and family about the health condition and provides information about community support groups and other available programs.
+ Assists with care, calibration and maintenance of all equipment. Participates in maintaining departmental inventory levels for supplies and equipment. Processes equipment per established cleaning/sterilization procedures.
+ Responds to Medical Emergencies and Rapid Responses.
+ Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
+ Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
+ Associate's Degree in a Respiratory Therapy or equivalent years of experience and education.
EXPERIENCE
+ One year experience
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
+ Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
+ Constant standing and walking.
+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
+ Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
+ Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
+ Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
+ Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
+ Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
+ Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
+ Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
+ Occasional driving.
+ Rare crawling and running.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois
+
Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+
And
+
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
+
And
+
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
+
And
+
Respiratory Care Practitioner, Registered - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
State of Work Location: Missouri
+
Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+
And
+
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
+
And
+
Respiratory Care Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
+
Or
+
Respiratory Educ Permit - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
State of Work Location: Oklahoma
+
Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+
And
+
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
+
And
+
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
+
And
+
Letter of Acknowledgement of Receipt of Application for Respiratory Care Practitioner. - Oklahoma Medical Board
+
Or
+
Provisional Respiratory Care Therapist - Oklahoma Medical Board
+
Or
+
Respiratory Care Practitioner - Oklahoma Medical Board
State of Work Location: Wisconsin
+
Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+
And
+
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
+
And
+
Respiratory Care Practitioner - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
**Work Shift:**
Night Shift (United States of America)
**Job Type:**
Employee
**Department:**
4302000011 Respiratory Care
**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**
0
_SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,_
_pregnancy, veteran status_
**_,_**
_or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more. (https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?\_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643)_
MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
**Worker Type:**
PRN
**Job Summary:**
Provides evaluation of and care for respiratory therapy patients.
Administers prescribed respiratory therapeutic services.
**Job Responsibilities and Requirements:**
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Assesses patient for appropriate type and frequency of treatment and develops a plan of care based on diagnosis.
+ Responsible for providing respiratory care services in accordance with specific physician's orders, department policies and procedures and guidelines.
+ Implements and monitors patient care plan and equipment. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition. Performs advanced respiratory care modalities.
+ Evaluates respiratory practice, administration of medications, and treatment based on patient outcome.
+ Educates the patient and family about the health condition and provides information about community support groups and other available programs.
+ Assists with care, calibration and maintenance of all equipment. Participates in maintaining departmental inventory levels for supplies and equipment. Processes equipment per established cleaning/sterilization procedures.
+ Responds to Medical Emergencies and Rapid Responses.
+ Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
+ Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
+ Associate's Degree in a Respiratory Therapy or equivalent years of experience and education.
EXPERIENCE
+ One year experience
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
+ Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
+ Constant standing and walking.
+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
+ Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
+ Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
+ Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
+ Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
+ Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
+ Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
+ Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
+ Occasional driving.
+ Rare crawling and running.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois
+
Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+
And
+
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
+
And
+
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
+
And
+
Respiratory Care Practitioner, Registered - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
State of Work Location: Missouri
+
Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+
And
+
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
+
And
+
Respiratory Care Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
+
Or
+
Respiratory Educ Permit - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
State of Work Location: Oklahoma
+
Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+
And
+
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
+
And
+
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
+
And
+
Letter of Acknowledgement of Receipt of Application for Respiratory Care Practitioner. - Oklahoma Medical Board
+
Or
+
Provisional Respiratory Care Therapist - Oklahoma Medical Board
+
Or
+
Respiratory Care Practitioner - Oklahoma Medical Board
State of Work Location: Wisconsin
+
Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+
And
+
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
+
And
+
Respiratory Care Practitioner - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
**Work Shift:**
Night Shift (United States of America)
**Job Type:**
Employee
**Department:**
4302000011 Respiratory Care
**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**
0
_SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,_
_pregnancy, veteran status_
**_,_**
_or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Click here to learn more. (https://www.ssmhealth.com/privacy-notices-terms-of-use/non-discrimination?\_ga=2.205881493.704955970.1667719643-240470506.1667719643)_