Certification Details
  • Required Licensure: Current RCP license in the state of practice.
  • Required certification: ACLS, PALS, and NRP.
    Job Details
  • Position Template
  • Facility Name: Mercy Hospital Southeast
  • Floor: Registered Respiratory Therapist
  • Location Address: 901 E 5th St, Washington, MO, 63090
  • Position Information
  • A Registered Respiratory Therapist’s (RRT’s) duties will include setting up and operating devices such as therapeutic gas administration apparatus and mechanical ventilators, providing emergency care, such as external cardiac massage, artificial respiration, or assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and maintaining charts that contain patient identification and therapy information.
  • Works in accordance to the mission, vision, and values of Mercy.
    Job Requirements
  • Required education: High-School Diploma or GED and Successful completion of an accredited respiratory therapy program or technical college for respiratory, with a related Associated Degree or higher.
  • You may be asked to provide proof of education.
  • Required experience: Respiratory care, emergency care, and intensive care experience.
  • Strong Knowledge of pulmonary function and pulmonary rehabilitation.
  • Experience with respiratory equipment.
  • Basic nursery experience is a plus.
    Schedule Information
  • Shift: Night – 3X12 - (7p-7a)
  • Weekly Guaranteed Hours: 36
  • Weekend Hours: As Needed
  • Call Requirements
    Unit Specific Information
  • Unit Information
  • Must Have Skills/Experience
  • Preferred Skillset/Experience
  • Type of Patients on Unit
  • Personality Fit
  • Dress Code
  • Scrub Color: Black
  • Any unacceptable attire
    Additional Details
  • Must understand English both written and spoken, must be able to safely and successfully perform job-related functions, with or without reasonable accommodation required by federal, state, or local law.
  • Other: Advanced skills in ventilator management, bronchoscopies, hemodynamic monitoring and end-tidal CO2.