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Respiratory Care Student

SSM Health · Monroe, WI · Part time

Posted Oct 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Where are you in your respiratory therapy program, and what clinical rotations have you finished?

What they are checking: Confirming active enrollment and understanding what they can already do safely.

What do you hope to get out of this role while you're still in school?

What they are checking: Whether they see the role as a chance to build skill and confidence, as the posting describes.

Tell me about a time you got feedback from an instructor that was hard to hear. What did you do with it?

What they are checking: Openness to coaching, which is how students grow into strong therapists.

This is PRN, as you're available. How would you balance work shifts with classes and clinicals?

What they are checking: Realistic time management so work supports their education instead of competing with it.

What would you do

You notice a patient's breathing is getting worse during your treatment. What do you do?

What they are checking: Stopping, getting help immediately and communicating clearly, rather than trying to handle it alone.

What would you do if a staff therapist asked you to do something you hadn't learned yet?

What they are checking: Speaking up honestly about their training rather than guessing on a patient.

About the work

Walk me through how you would assess a patient before giving a breathing treatment.

What they are checking: Basic assessment habits, which are the base for safe therapy at any level.

How would you know if a task is outside a student's scope?

What they are checking: Clear sense of limits, since this role works only within student scope under supervision.

How would you explain a medication or inhaler to a patient in plain language?

What they are checking: Early patient teaching skills, which the posting lists as part of the job.

How do you document what you did and how the patient responded?

What they are checking: Accurate records of treatment and response, which the whole team relies on.

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The full job description

As published by SSM Health.

It's more than a career, it's a calling WI-Monroe Clinic Hospital Worker Type: PRN Job Highlights: Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient, every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow, supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact. In this role, you will gain real, hands-on clinical experience that strengthens your confidence, sharpens your technical skills, and sets you apart from other candidates after graduation. This opportunity allows you to apply what you’re learning in the classroom directly to patient care—helping you build critical thinking skills and professional readiness employers value. You must be actively enrolled in an RT program, be ready to grow, and make an impact now. Department: Respiratory Therapy Schedule: PRN (as you are available) Apply today. SSM Health – We bring out the incredible in you, every day. Job Summary: Provides evaluation of and care for respiratory therapy patients consistent with student scope of practice. Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES • Administers medications and treatments to patients under appropriate supervision. • Delivers and assesses patient response to ordered therapy. • Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition. • Provides patient education for diseases, medications, and treatment. • May respond to Medical Emergencies and Rapid Responses. • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. • Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION • Enrolled in a Respiratory Therapy program EXPERIENCE • No experience required. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS • Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication. • Constant standing and walking. • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. • Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry. • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. • Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors. • Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. • Occasional lifting/moving of patients. • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. • Occasional driving. • Rare crawling and running. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Missouri • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Respiratory Educ Permit - Missouri Division of Professional Registration State of Work Location: Oklahoma • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Letter of Acknowledgment of Receipt of Application for Provisional Respiratory Care Practitioner - Oklahoma Medical Board • Or • Provisional Respiratory Care Therapist - Oklahoma Medical Board State of Work Location: Illinois, Wisconsin • N/A Work Shift: PRN / Per Diem Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 4302000028 Respiratory Therapy Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0 SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more.

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