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IL-SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon

Worker Type:

PRN

Job Highlights:

Job Highlights (Additional Job Description)Department: Respiratory TherapyPatient Population or Ratio: N/ASchedule: PRN, Variable Shift, Day or Night 12-hr shifts with at least one weekend per month.Starting Pay: 15.00  (Offers are based on years of experience and equity for this role.)Shift Differentials: Evenings-$2.00/Nights-$3.75/Weekends-$2.00Location: SSM Health-Good Samaritan-Mt. Vernon, Illinois

Job Summary:

Provides evaluation of and care for respiratory therapy patients consistent with student scope of practice.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Administers medications and treatments to patients under appropriate supervision.Delivers and assesses patient response to ordered therapy.Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition.Provides patient education for diseases, medications, and treatment.May respond to Medical Emergencies and Rapid Responses.Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

Enrolled in a Respiratory Therapy program

EXPERIENCE

No experience required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.Constant standing and walking.Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.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.Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.Occasional lifting/moving of patients.Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.Occasional driving.Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS   
 
State of Work Location: Missouri

    Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)    And    Respiratory Educ Permit - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

    Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)    And        Letter of Acknowledgment of Receipt of Application for Provisional Respiratory Care Practitioner - Oklahoma Medical Board         Or        Provisional Respiratory Care Therapist - Oklahoma Medical Board

         
State of Work Location: Illinois, Wisconsin

N/A

Work Shift:

Variable Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

4302000046 Respiratory Therapy

Scheduled Weekly Hours:0

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