Respiratory Therapist (PRN) - Acute Care - $51.41/hr - Columbia, MO

At VitalHire, Per Diem / PRN work allows you to select where and when you work. You will use an app to select all shifts with instant confirms to lock in your schedule as far into the future as shifts are available. Make that extra $$ or use this to create a schedule that fits your lifestyle. We call this - shifting to your own beat!!

Profession: Respiratory Therapist

Specialty: Acute Care / Ventilator Management

Location: Columbia, MO

Facility: Long-term acute care hospital (LTACH)

Job Type: Per Diem (PRN)

Hourly Rate: $51.41

Shift: Nights 7:00PM–7:30AM CT; occasional days

Duration: 12 hours

Experience: 1+ year of acute hospital experience (critical care preferred)

License: Active Missouri Respiratory Care Practitioner license

Certifications: BLS, ACLS

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide respiratory care under physician orders, including ventilator management and weaning
• Administer aerosol/nebulizer treatments, oxygen therapy and airway clearance
• Draw and analyze ABGs where applicable and respond to rapid responses/codes
• Accurately document care and follow infection control and equipment safety protocols

• Must have 1+ year of acute hospital RT experience; ventilator experience required
• Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy
• Active Missouri Respiratory Care Practitioner license
• NBRC credential (RRT preferred)
• Active BLS and ACLS Certification
• Negative TB within last 12 months
• Hep B Series or Titer
• MMR Series or Titer
• Tdap Vaccine within last 10 years or Titer
• Varicella Series or Titer