Job Description

Facility:

CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department:

1083 Respiratory Care Unit South

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

Hours:

0630am-1900pm

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)
CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:


Named one of Modern Healthcare's Best Places to work five times. Named one of America's Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek. Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024. Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024. Acknowledged by Forbesas one of the Best Employers for New Grads. Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri. Healthcare Innovation'sTop Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.

Benefits

Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!

Up to $10,000 Sign-On Bonus 80 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off Up to $3000 Relocation bonus $0.50 BS pay Career Ladder Bonus eligible up to $2.00

:

The Pediatric Respiratory Therapist provides professional respiratory focused intervention during all phases of the patient care stay. The Pediatric Respiratory Therapist assesses and assists in the determination of a respiratory plan of care based on physical assessment, diagnosis, and patient history. The Pediatric Respiratory Therapist 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 and capillary blood gas analysis.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: Missouri State License for Respiratory Required: RRT credential from the NBRC (If applicable) Must obtain NRP within 90 days of hire