What are the responsibilities and job description for the Respiratory Therapist position at Kindred Hospital St. Louis South?
Description
ScionHealth is committed to a culture of service excellence as demonstrated by our employees’ adherence to the service excellence principles of Pride, Teamwork, Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Fun, Professionalism, and Responsibility.
As our most acute level of care, our specialty hospitals offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit, but for an extended recovery period. Our clinicians play a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients.
As a Respiratory Therapist you will:
- Responsible for administering safe and competent respiratory care as ordered per physician, monitoring mechanical ventilation, administering medications, patient assessment, understanding ramifications of hemodynamic monitoring, understanding blood work results, monitoring, teaching, and training
Qualifications
Qualifications
- As required for Registry by National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
- Certified / Registered Respiratory Therapist by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
- Appropriate licensure from state licensure agency
- BCLS and ACLS certifications and maintain them for the duration of employment
