Cox Health

Cox Health

Registered Respiratory Therapist - Respiratory Care - PRN

Springfield, MO

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 4 days ago
Patient CareCritical Thinking

About the role

  • The Registered Respiratory Therapist provides professional respiratory focused intervention during all phases of the patient care stay.
  • The Registered Respiratory Therapist assesses and assists in the determination of a respiratory plan of care based on physical assessment, diagnosis, and patient history.

Requirements

  • No prior experience required
  • Required: Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Program

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field
  • Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Skills

  • Provides care as appropriate to age of population served.
  • Proficient in safely providing all routine and emergent respiratory modalities.
  • Able to assess patients and provide patient care per protocol.
  • Provide accurate and appropriate electronic documentation.
  • Provide accurate and appropriate education to patients, students and new staff.
  • Possesses assessment and critical thinking skills
  • Possesses in depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology
  • Adheres to infection prevention practices and facility safety policies and procedures.
  • Licensure/Certification/Registration:
  • Missouri State License for Respiratory
  • RRT credential from the NBRC
  • Must obtain BLS within 90 days of hire

Benefits

  • Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
  • For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

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