RRT Respiratory Care Practitioner

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About Us

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

  • Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.

  • Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek.

  • Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.

  • Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.

  • Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.

  • Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.

Benefits

  • Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!

  • Job Summary
    • Possesses an in-depth knowledge of Respiratory anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, disease process, patient evaluation and assessment skills and critical thinking skills. Leads the team in performing all respiratory procedures and protocols, testing, and CPR in all areas of the hospital as directed by the supervisor.
  • Job Requirements
    • Education
      • Required: Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Program
      • Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in a related field
    • Experience
      • No prior experience required
    • Skills
      • Provides care as appropriate to age of population served.
      • Proficient in safely providing all routine and emergent respiratory modalities.
      • Able to assess patients and provide patient care per protocol.
      • Provide accurate and appropriate electronic documentation.
      • Provide accurate and appropriate education to patients, students and new staff.
    • Licensure/Certification/Registration
      • Required: Missouri State License for Respiratory
      • Required: Must obtain BLS within 90 days of hire
      • Required: RRT credential from NBRC
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Specialties:

  1. Allied Health

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Why CoxHealth?

We are a health system that includes six hospitals with over 80 clinics and 537 physicians serving 24 counties. CoxHealth is Missouri’s first hospital system accredited by DNV Healthcare for quality and patient safety. All six hospitals, as well as our outpatient centers and provider-based clinics, hold this national distinction from DNV’s accreditation program, the National Integrated Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The hospital is also the only facility in the region to receive the ANCC Magnet designation, which recognizes excellence in nursing. We are the only local health system named six times to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Regional Hospitals list, and we are recognized by CareChex as among the Top 10 percent of U.S. hospitals for medical excellence and patient safety in overall medical care.

Why the Monett Area?

If you love small-town living, you’ll love Monett and the surrounding area. Good schools, beautiful parks and numerous churches make this a close-knit community that families love. 

Monett is a community of about 9,000, 45 minutes to the southwest of Springfield. The community straddles the Barry and Lawrence county line, and is considered the regional center. It’s easy driving distance to Springfield, or the larger metropolitan areas of St. Louis, Kansas City and Tulsa. A number of national companies are based in Monett or have operations here, including Jack Henry & Associates, EFCO Corporation, PlayPower and Tyson Foods. Good schools, a low cost of living, churches and restaurants, and local amenities combine to create a community Monett residents are proud to call home.