Respiratory Care Student

About the role

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. In this role you will gain hands-on experience in respiratory therapy while preparing for graduation from your RRT program and transitioning into a career as a Respiratory Therapist with SSM Health. You’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications and treatments to patients under appropriate supervision.
• Deliver and assess patient response to ordered therapy.
• Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition.
• Provide patient education on diseases, medications, and treatment.
• Respond to medical emergencies and rapid responses as needed.
• Work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Enrolled in a Respiratory Therapy program.
• No prior experience required.

Physical Requirements

• Constant use of speech for 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 near (20 ft) distances 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 hear alarms or malfunctioning machinery.
• 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

• Missouri: Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) – American Heart Association (AHA) and Respiratory Educator Permit – Missouri Division of Professional Registration.
• 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.
• Illinois, Wisconsin: Not applicable.