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Facility:
CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807Department:
1831 SLC-CH RespiratoryScheduled Weekly Hours:
36Hours:
6:30 PM-7:00 AMWork Shift:
Night Shift (United States of America)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:
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Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.Â
Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).
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Benefits
Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week) Â
For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here:Â Benefits | CoxHealth
Job Description:
Job SummaryThe Pediatric Respiratory Therapist provides professional respiratory focused intervention during all phases of the patient care stay. The Pediatric Respiratory Therapist assesses and assists in the determination of a respiratory plan of care based on physical assessment, diagnosis, and patient history. The Pediatric Respiratory Therapist may provide medicated and non-medicated therapies, invasive and noninvasive ventilation, oxygen administration and titration, diagnostic testing as related to ventilation and pulmonary function as well as arterial and capillary blood gas analysis.Education: â–ª Required: Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Program â–ª Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in a related field Experience: â–ª No prior experience required Skills: â–ª Provides care as appropriate to age of population served. â–ª Proficient in safely providing all routine and emergent respiratory modalities. â–ª Able to assess patients and provide patient care per protocol. â–ª Provide accurate and appropriate electronic documentation. â–ª Provide accurate and appropriate education to patients, students and new staff. â–ª Possesses assessment and critical thinking skills â–ª Possesses in depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology â–ª Adheres to infection prevention practices and facility safety policies and procedures. Licensure/Certification/Registration: â–ª Required: Missouri State License for Respiratory â–ª Required: RRT credential from the NBRC (If applicable) â–ª Must obtain NRP within 90 days of hire
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