Respiratory Care Practitioner (RRT) - Float

SSM Health; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 58,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

SSM Health in the Saint Louis region seeks a Respiratory Care Practitioner to provide respiratory care across multiple facilities as a float. You'll assess patients, implement treatment plans, and monitor progress under physician orders.

This full-time day shift role requires Missouri licensure (RRT, BLS HCP) and a willingness to travel among facilities, with a float premium added to base pay.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree in a Respiratory Therapy or equivalent years of experience and education.
• No experience required.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient for appropriate type and frequency of treatment and develops a plan of care.
• Provides respiratory care services per physician orders, department policies and procedures.
• Implements and monitors patient care plan and equipment. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition.
• 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. Maintains departmental inventory levels. Handles cleaning/sterilization procedures.
• Responds to Medical Emergencies and Rapid Responses.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Patient assessment

Care planning

Respiratory therapy

Emergency response

Education

Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy

Job description

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.

It's more than a career, it's a calling

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Worker Type

Regular

As a Respiratory Care Practitioner, you will play a crucial role in providing respiratory care services to our patients across various facilities in the Saint Louis region 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. Requires Respiratory Care Practitioner Licensure in Missouri with preference for experienced therapists. This position is a float role; you will travel to various SSM Health facilities and receive a float premium for this on top of base hourly pay.

• Department: Regional Respiratory Therapy
• Schedule: Full-time, Day Shift, 36 hours a week

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Job Summary

Provides evaluation of and care for respiratory therapy patients. Administers prescribed respiratory therapeutic services.

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

• 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)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• Respiratory Care Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

Work Shift

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type

Employee

Department

8452000130 STL Regioal Float Pool

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.