Graduate Respiratory Therapist

1 month ago
Springfield, MissouriFull TimeRespiratory Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join CoxHealth as a Graduate Respiratory Therapist – $6K Sign-On Bonus, Day Shift in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • provide medicated and non-medicated therapies, invasive and noninvasive ventilation, oxygen administration a.
  • provide patient care per protocol.
  • Provide accurate and appropriate electronic documentation.
  • Provide accurate and appropriate education to patients, students and new staff.

Requirements

  • for RRT 40 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off Up to $3000 Relocation bonus up to $1.
  • 50 Certification pay $0.
  • The Registered Respiratory Therapist assesses and assists in the determination of a respiratory plan of care based on physical assessment, diagnosis, and patient history.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Relocation assistance: $3,000.
  • 40 days PTO.
  • 401(k) with employer match.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Day shift only - no nights.

Apply to join CoxHealth as a Graduate Respiratory Therapist – $6K Sign-On Bonus, Day Shift.

Key Skills

Respiratory Focused InterventionPhysical AssessmentDiagnosisPatient History ReviewMedicated TherapiesNon-medicated TherapiesInvasive VentilationNoninvasive VentilationOxygen AdministrationDiagnostic TestingArterial Blood Gas AnalysisElectronic DocumentationPatient EducationCritical ThinkingAnatomyPhysiology
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Graduate Respiratory Therapist at CoxHealth a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% of all Respiratory Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.

Respiratory Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Respiratory Therapy position at CoxHealth is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Springfield, Missouri.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Respiratory Focused Intervention, Physical Assessment, Diagnosis, Patient History Review, Medicated Therapies, Non-medicated Therapies, Invasive Ventilation, Noninvasive Ventilation. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Respiratory Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The Registered Respiratory Therapist delivers professional respiratory-focused interventions throughout the patient's care stay, assessing and helping determine the respiratory plan of care based on physical assessment, diagnosis, and patient history. This role involves providing various therapies, ...

Benefits package: $6000 Sign-On Bonus upon completion of requirements for RRT, 40 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off, Up to $3000 Relocation bonus, Up to $1.50 Certification pay, $0.50 BS pay, Career Ladder Bonus eligible up to $5000, Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About CoxHealth

Hospitals and Health Care
Springfield, MO
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Benefits & Perks

$6000 Sign-On Bonus upon completion of requirements for RRT
40 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off
Up to $3000 Relocation bonus
Up to $1.50 Certification pay
$0.50 BS pay
Career Ladder Bonus eligible up to $5000
Medical, Vision, Dental
Retirement Plan with employer match
7.5

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 25%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

1mo ago