Certified/Registered Respiratory Therapist - Float (External Only)

Summary

This position is eligible for a $9.00 float pay differential.

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• Benefits

• Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus available, plus up to 80 hours of front-loaded Time Off.

• Robust, fully customizable benefits package including Medical/Vision/Dental and more!

• No cost eCare visits

• Employer-provided mental health services for employees and eligible family members

• Retirement with employer match up to 5%

• Tuition discounts and reimbursement available for continuing your education

• CoxHealth Fitness Center and Child Care discounts

• Onsite delivery for CoxHealth Pharmacies and 1906 Employee Store

• Job Summary

• As a Registered Respiratory Therapist Float you will provide professional respiratory focused intervention during all phases of the patient care stay. You play a pivotal role in patient care through assessing and assisting in the determination of a respiratory plan of care based on physical assessment, diagnosis, and patient history. In your role as a Registered Respiratory Therapist, you may provide medicated and non-medicated therapies, invasive and noninvasive ventilation, oxygen administration and titration, diagnostic testing as related to ventilation and pulmonary function as well as arterial blood gas analysis.

• Job Requirements

• Education

• Required: Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Program

• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in a related field

• Experience

• No prior experience required

• 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

• Required:

• All: Missouri State License/permit for Respiratory

• All: Must obtain BLS within 90 days of hire

• RRT or CRT: Credential from the NBRC