University of Missouri Health Care
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri
Salary
$31 - $47 / HOUR
Provide comprehensive respiratory care across general, progressive, and ICU units, including managing mechanical ventilation and emergency response. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to perform advanced bedside procedures and educate patients and their families.
Requires Missouri Respiratory Care board licensure and a degree from a respiratory program. Must obtain CRT certification within one month and RRT certification within one year of employment.
The department supports a 12-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and a Level II Nursery, offering therapists the opportunity to manage both critically ill adult patients and neonatal populations. Our therapists are actively involved in advanced respiratory care including mechanical ventilation management, non-invasive ventilation, airway management, and emergency response.
Respiratory therapists gain hands-on experience with modern respiratory equipment, including Servo-i Ventilator mechanical ventilators and Philips V60 Ventilator systems for non-invasive ventilation. The department also provides experience with specialized therapies such as nitric oxide delivery using the NoxBox Nitric Oxide Delivery System.
Therapists play an active role in a variety of advanced bedside procedures, including: Assisting with endotracheal intubation Participating in bedside bronchoscopy procedures Managing mechanical and non-invasive ventilation Administering aerosolized medications and airway clearance therapies Providing neonatal respiratory support
Additional license/certification requirements as determined by hiring department. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. This position is very active and requires ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs.
Equal Employment Opportunity The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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