Respiratory Care Practitioner
On-siteChesterfield, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Assess patients for treatment frequency and develop care plans based on diagnosis. Administer prescribed respiratory therapeutic services and perform advanced modalities while monitoring, recording, and communicating patient conditions. Educate patients and families regarding health conditions and community resources. Respond to medical emergencies and rapid response events while maintaining constant alertness. Assist with equipment calibration, maintenance, and sterilization procedures, and manage departmental inventory levels. This role involves full-time day shift work with rotating weekend coverage and holiday rotation. Candidates must hold an RRT license in Missouri and possess a BLS HCP certification.
Required Qualifications
- CRT or RRT
- Associate's degree in Respiratory Care
- Equivalent years of experience and education
- 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
- Licensed in MO
- Day Shift
- United States of America
- Employee
- Respiratory Therapy
- 36
- 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
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