Registered Respiratory Therapist -Nights

Registered Respiratory Therapist - Nights

Posted 6 days ago. Be among the first 25 applicants.

Missouri Baptist Medical Center provides the following pay range:

• Base pay: $26.97/hr – $46.74/hr
• Sign‑On Bonus: $15,000*
• Shift Differential Pay available for night shifts

Are you a dedicated Respiratory Therapist seeking a new opportunity? BJC Health Care’s Missouri Baptist Hospital is seeking a compassionate Respiratory Therapist to join our team! In this role, you will play a vital part in delivering care to patients with respiratory conditions.

Full‑time position: 6:00 pm – 6:30 am, 3–12 hour shifts.

Students 6 months from graduating from an accredited Respiratory Therapy program are welcome to apply.

Missouri Baptist Medical Center, an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services. The hospital has a 24‑hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St. Louis

metro area.

• Effectively communicate by participating in the exchange of information including documentation, handoff and works collaboratively with the healthcare team.
• Provide education and training about respiratory therapy treatments and procedures to others including patients, families, students, new employees and members of the healthcare team utilizing diversity and learning styles.
• Hold self-accountable and seek out opportunities for continuous learning and feedback and be able to perform multiple related duties, prioritizing and applying effective time management.
• Perform various diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory procedures according to established standards, procedures, guidelines and policies. Apply respiratory knowledge and clinical expertise, including the ability to assess, analyze and troubleshoot as needed.
• Demonstrate advanced clinical and critical care skills to support additional job responsibilities such as ECMO support, mechanical ventilator support, bronchoscopies, sleep lab, labor and delivery, cardiopulmonary and circulatory rehabilitation, Basic Life Support (BLS), etc. as needed.

• Education:
  
  Associate or CoARC Accredited Program in Respiratory Therapy
• Experience:
  
  No prior experience required
• Supervisor
  
  Experience:
  
  None
• Licenses &
  
  Certifications:
  
  Basic Cardiovascular Life Support, Respiratory Care Practitioner, RRT

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well‑being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date.
• Disability insurance
  * paid for by BJC.
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution.
• 401(k) plan with BJC match.
• Tuition Assistance available on first day.
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development.
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time.
• Adoption assistance.

Equal Opportunity Employer. The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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