Missouri licensure is required for this position.
Associate's degree in Respiratory Care or equivalent years of experience and education.
Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
Respiratory Care Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
* Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
* Or
* Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
RRT
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.
