Registered Respiratory Therapist
- Location
- Tishomingo - Health Services
- Work mode
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
About the job
We believe a career is more than just a career — it's a calling. Our teammates' "True North" is what calls them to health care; it’s their passion. At North Mississippi Health Services, we believe in helping you leverage and connect that passion with a much greater purpose that impacts people you know and love.
Department: 41007380 Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Work Shift: Monday and Thursday 7a-7p; Tuesday and Wednesday 7-1
Job Description:
The Specialist - Pulmonary Rehab at North Mississippi Health Services plays a crucial role in instructing cardiopulmonary patients and their families in disease processes, risk factors, and lifestyle modifications for optimal physiological and sociological functioning. This role involves supervising and leading exercise sessions, conferring with other hospital departments to ensure holistic patient care, planning home exercise programs, and contributing to the development of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation policies. The incumbent must be a Registered Respiratory or Certified Respiratory Therapist, possess strong human relations skills, and be adept at recognizing changes in patient conditions while adhering to hospital policies and procedures.JOB FUNCTIONS Technical Skills: • Instructs cardiopulmonary patients and their families in cardiac and/or pulmonary function, disease process, risk factors, and lifestyle modification to achieve maximal physiological and sociological functioning. • Supervises, monitors, and leads exercise sessions for inpatients/outpatients, as is ordered by the physician, providing professional observation and emergency intervention to ensure safe and effective rehabilitation. • Confers with other departments of the hospital to ensure the patient’s educational, recuperative, and rehabilitative process. • Plans and instructs patients in home exercise programs, as well as, demonstrates skills such as blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen saturation assessment, electrode application and arrhythmia recognition.
Performance Improvement:
- Assists with the development and implementation of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation policies and procedures including educational needs and requirements of rehab staff.
- Sets goals involving patients, staff, and physicians. Establishes indicators for monitoring performance improvement.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Annual review
- Commitment to customer service and cost control
- Adhere to and promotes the standard for patient care as outlined in the Policies and Procedures Manual
- Coordinates activities with appropriate departments of the hospital as needed for optimum quality of patient care; i.e., Social Services, Dietary, Physical Therapy, etc.
- Teaches and informs the community as appropriate
- Serves as a reference person to members of the Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Team
- Motivates, inspires, and directs patients and fellow staff members
- Cardiopulmonary patients and their families
- Cardiologists, Pulmonologists, Cardiology and Pulmonology nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Case Managers, and the Cardiology Department staff and NMMC staff-at-large.
- Referral physicians and the office staff of referring physicians
- Serving a population of young/early adult (19-39), middle adult (40-60), geriatric (60 and over)
- Key human relation skills include a positive attitude, good communication skills, a functional teamwork concept.
Physical Demands
A thorough completion of this section is needed for compliance with legal standards such as the Americans with Disabilities Act. The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Standing. Frequently
- Walking. Frequently
- Sitting. occasionally
- Lifting/Carrying. Frequently 100 lbs
- Pushing/Pulling. Frequently
- Climbing. occasionally
- Balancing. occasionally
- Stooping/Kneeling/Bending. Frequently
- Reaching/Over Head Work. occasionally
- Grasping. Frequently
- Speaking. Constantly
- Hearing. Constantly
- Repetitive Motions. Constantly
• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordinations. Frequently Salary Range: $22.27 - $36.83 Education: Associate’s Degree | Rehabilitation Services | Required Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - American Heart Association, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - CPR, DNU Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - ARRT - ARRT
From LE122 Marion Regional Health - Winfield's careers page (Workday), checked 30 Oct 2026.
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Posted 14 Oct 2026 · checked 30 Oct 2026 · Report this job