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Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters-every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you'll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

As a Certified Respiratory Therapist, you will play a crucial role in providing respiratory care services to our patients which will include assessing patients' respiratory conditions, developing and implementing treatment plans, and monitoring their progress. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients. Licensure is required for this position at DePaul Hospital - Saint Louis.

+ Department: Respiratory

+ Schedule: Part-time, Night Shift, 24-hours a week in 2, 12-hour shifts

+ Sign-On Bonus: Ask your recruiter about sign-on bonus eligibility

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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 or equivalent years of experience and education.

EXPERIENCE

+ No experience required.

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: Missouri

+ Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

+ And

+ Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)

+ And

+ Respiratory Care Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

Work Shift:

Night Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

4302000128 Respiratory Therapy

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

24

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