Respiratory Therapist
Full time
at SSM Health
in
United States
Posted on December 16, 2024
Job details
It's more than a career, it's a calling IL-SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights:
- Sign-on Bonus Eligible – $20,000 (Sign-on bonuses are for external qualified candidates. Internal candidates – check with your recruiter to see what options are available for you)
- Department: Respiratory Therapy
- Schedule: Full Time, Night Shift, 6:30m – 7am – every other weekend – rotating holidays
- Starting Pay: 26+
- Shift Differentials: Evenings-$2.00, Nights-$3.75, Weekends, $2.00
- Location: SSM Health – Good Samaritan – Mt. Vernon, Illinois
- 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.
- Associate's degree in Respiratory Care or equivalent years of experience and education.
- No experience required.
- 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.
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
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- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
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- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
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- Respiratory Care Practitioner, Registered - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
- And
- Respiratory Care Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
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- Respiratory Educ Permit - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
- And
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
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- Letter of Acknowledgement of Receipt of Application for Respiratory Care Practitioner. - Oklahoma Medical Board
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- Provisional Respiratory Care Therapist - Oklahoma Medical Board
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- Respiratory Care Practitioner - Oklahoma Medical Board
- Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- And
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
- And
- Respiratory Care Practitioner - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
Benefits
SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.- Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
- Flexible Payment Options: o ur voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
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