Registered Respiratory Therapist-Full-Time Nights

Are you a dedicated Respiratory Therapist seeking a new opportunity? BJC HealthCare’s Missouri Baptist Hospital is seeking compassionate Respiratory Therapists to join the team. Students 6 months from graduating from an accredited Respiratory Therapy program are welcome to apply.

About the role

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, 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.

Respiratory team members provide treatment and therapy for infants and adults, perform innovative procedures (mechanical and noninvasive ventilation, nitric oxide delivery, arterial blood gas sampling, pulmonary function testing), administer patient-focused and therapist-driven order sets, and serve as Rapid Response Team members responding swiftly to “trigger” symptoms without waiting for full-blown cardiac arrest. The Respiratory Department offers a clinical ladder program to recognize and reward therapists who strive for high-quality patient care and demonstrate commitment to respiratory care.

Responsibilities

• Effectively communicates by participating in the exchange of information including documentation, handoff, and works collaboratively with the healthcare team.
• Provides 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.
• Holds self-accountable and seeks out opportunities for continuous learning and feedback; is able to perform multiple related duties, prioritizing and applying effective time management.
• Performs various diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory procedures according to established standards, procedures, guidelines, and policies. Applies respiratory knowledge and clinical expertise, including the ability to assess, analyze, and troubleshoot as needed.
• Demonstrates 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.

Requirements

• Associate degree or CoARC-accredited program in Respiratory Therapy
• No prior experience required
• Basic Cardiovascular Life Support (BLS) certification
• Respiratory Care Practitioner license
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification preferred
• Bachelor’s degree preferred

Benefits

• 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

Pay

Shift differential pay and a $10,000 sign-on bonus.

Schedule

Full-time Nights, 6:00 PM – 6:30 AM, (3) 12-hour shifts.