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Registered/Graduate Respiratory Therapist - Cox Branson - Full Time

Respiratory Therapist Top 5% in Respiratory TherapyFull-Time

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Facility: Cox Medical Center Branson: 525 Branson Landing Blvd., Branson, Missouri, United States of America, 65616 Department: 1413 Respiratory Care Branson Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36 Hours: 6:30PM-7:00AM 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 Job Description: Job Summary The Registered Respiratory Therapist provides professional respiratory focused intervention during all phases of the patient care stay.

The Registered Respiratory Therapist assesses and assists in the determination of a respiratory plan of care based on physical assessment, diagnosis, and patient history.

The Registered 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 blood gas analysis. 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. ▪ Possesses assessment and critical thinking skills ▪ Possesses in depth knowledge of anatomy and physiology ▪ Adheres to infection prevention practices and facility safety policies and procedures.

Licensure/Certification/Registration: ▪ Missouri State License for Respiratory ▪ RRT credential from the NBRC Must obtain BLS within 90 days of hire Looking for Physician Opportunities? Please follow this link. Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in your community?

At CoxHealth, we don’t just provide medical services; we've created an atmosphere where innovation, collaboration, values, and excellence come together to transform lives. Whether you desire to work in a clinical or non-clinical capacity, CoxHealth has the perfect position for you!

CoxHealth is the region’s employer of choice because we keep our mission, vision, and values in mind with every decision for our employees and our patients. OUR MISSION To improve the health of the communities we serve. OUR VISION To be the best for those who need us.

OUR VALUES Safety, compassion, respect, and integrity. Join our Talent Network and our recruitment team will get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match.

CoxHealth is the area leader in health care and community involvement, with six hospitals, more than 80 clinics, five ERs and more than 14,000 employees throughout southwest Missouri. We offer a wide range of treatments and services to help with whatever health needs you might have.

Whether you're about to become a parent, have an illness or need medical information, we’re here for you. And if your goal is to live a healthy, balanced life with the best tools available, we can help with that, too.

We know that your health and the health of your loved ones are some of the most personal, important parts of your life. That's why we keep our Mission, Vision and Values at the center of everything we do, every day. Thank you for choosing CoxHealth.

Key Responsibilities

The Registered Respiratory Therapist provides professional respiratory interventions and develops care plans based on patient history and physical assessments. Responsibilities include administering medicated and non-medicated therapies, managing ventilation, and performing diagnostic pulmonary testing.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Respiratory Program and hold a Missouri State License and RRT credential from the NBRC. BLS certification must be obtained within 90 days of hire, and a bachelor's degree is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentInvasive VentilationPulmonary Function Testing

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Registered/Graduate Respiratory Therapist - Cox Branson - Full Time at CoxHealth a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Respiratory Therapy — ranked against 3,671 active Respiratory Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 74% have no call, 50% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks16 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
25%
Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 7.2
Among the top 10% of 3,671 Respiratory Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Branson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$262k
Typical market rent
$1,266/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.