Full-Time
Respiratory Care Practitioner
Registered Respiratory Therapist
SSM Health
11-50 employees
Operates hospitals, clinics, and health plans
No salary listed
Jefferson City, MO, USA
In Person
Relocation assistance available; full-time day shift with 3x12-hour shifts/week.
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- Education: Associate's degree in Respiratory Care or equivalent years of experience and education.
- Experience: No experience required.
- Physical requirements: Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
- Physical requirements: Constant standing and walking.
- Physical requirements: Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
- Physical requirements: Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
- Physical requirements: 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.
- Physical requirements: Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
- Physical requirements: Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
- Physical requirements: Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
- Physical requirements: Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
- Physical requirements: Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
- Physical requirements: Occasional driving.
- Physical requirements: Rare crawling and running.
- State Licenses/Certifications: Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- State Licenses/Certifications: Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
- State Licenses/Certifications: Respiratory Care Practitioner, Registered - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
- State Licenses/Certifications: Respiratory Care Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
- State Licenses/Certifications: Respiratory Educ Permit - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
- State Licenses/Certifications: Provisional Respiratory Care Therapist - Oklahoma Medical Board
- State Licenses/Certifications: Respiratory Care Practitioner - Oklahoma Medical Board
- State Licenses/Certifications: Letter of Acknowledgement of Receipt of Application for Respiratory Care Practitioner. - Oklahoma Medical Board
- State Licenses/Certifications: Respiratory Educ Permit - Oklahoma Medical Board
- State Licenses/Certifications: Respiratory Educ Permit - Oklahoma Medical Board
- State Licenses/Certifications: Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- State Licenses/Certifications: Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
- State Licenses/Certifications: Respiratory Care Practitioner - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
- Responsibilities: Assesses patient for appropriate type and frequency of treatment and develops a plan of care based on diagnosis.
- Responsibilities: Responsible for providing respiratory care services in accordance with specific physician's orders, department policies and procedures and guidelines.
- Responsibilities: Implements and monitors patient care plan and equipment. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition. Performs advanced respiratory care modalities.
- Responsibilities: Evaluates respiratory practice, administration of medications, and treatment based on patient outcome.
- Responsibilities: Educates the patient and family about the health condition and provides information about community support groups and other available programs.
- Responsibilities: Assists with care, calibration and maintenance of all equipment. Participates in maintaining departmental inventory levels for supplies and equipment. Processes equipment per established cleaning/sterilization procedures.
- Responsibilities: Responds to Medical Emergencies and Rapid Responses.
- Responsibilities: Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
- Responsibilities: Performs other duties as assigned.
SSM Health is a Catholic, not‑for‑profit integrated health system serving the Midwest. It runs 23 hospitals, 490+ physician offices and outpatient centers, plus virtual and post‑acute care, as well as a health plan, a pharmacy benefit manager, and an accountable care organization. It coordinates care across the full continuum—from physician clinics to hospital care—while serving the uninsured and Medicaid populations and pursuing clinical research in oncology, pediatrics, and cardiovascular health. Its goal is to improve population health through coordinated, accessible care and expanded behavioral health access within a diversified, faith‑based nonprofit framework.
Company Size
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- $406 million community benefits in 2024 boost reputation, employment.
- MyChart platform drives virtual care, appointment bookings, lab access.
- Home health manages CHF, COPD under Medicare, Medicaid coverage.
What critics are saying
- Oklahoma Spine Hospital acquisition fails integration, write-downs in 12-24 months.
- GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic compress PBM margins by $500 per patient.
- Missouri, Oklahoma Medicaid cuts 8-12% slash 25-30% volume margins.
What makes SSM Health unique
- Catholic not-for-profit system operates 23 hospitals across Midwest states.
- Integrated model includes health insurance, PBM, and ACO services.
- Partners with Saint Louis University for oncology, pediatrics research.
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