Facility:
CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807
Department:
1831 SLC-CH Respiratory
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
36
Hours:
6:30 PM-7:00 AM
Work 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:
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
Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).
Benefits
Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
The 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
▪ 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
▪ Must obtain NRP within 90 days of hire
CoxHealth is the area leader in health care and community involvement, with six hospitals, more than 80 clinics, five ERs and approximately 13,000 employees throughout southwest Missouri. We offer a wide range of treatments and services to help with whatever health needs you might have.
Our mission is to improve the health of the communities we serve, and our vision is to be the best for those who need us. Visit our website to learn more about our award-winning care and colleagues.
