Respiratory Care Student
Department: Respiratory Department
Schedule: PRN Shift & Schedule, Work As Needed
Shift Differentials: Available for night, weekend, and additional shifts
Location: SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Jefferson City
Job Description
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Administers medications and treatments to patients under appropriate supervision.
Delivers and assesses patient response to ordered therapy.
Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition.
Provides patient education for diseases, medications, and treatment.
May respond to Medical Emergencies and Rapid Responses.
Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
Enrolled in a Respiratory Therapy program
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)
And
Respiratory Educ Permit – Missouri Division of Professional Registration
State of Work Location: Oklahoma
Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA)
And
Letter of Acknowledgment of Receipt of Application for Provisional Respiratory Care Practitioner – Oklahoma Medical Board
Or
Provisional Respiratory Care Therapist – Oklahoma Medical Board
State of Work Location: Illinois, Wisconsin
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