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Registered Respiratory Therapist -PRN Days

BJC HealthCare

Saint Louis, MOPer Diem$31.52–47.28/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$31.52–47.28/hr
Location
Saint Louis, MO
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Basic Cardiovascular Life SupportRespiratory Care Practitioner LicenseRegistered Respiratory TherapistAssociate's degree

Job overview

BJC HealthCare seeks a PRN Registered Respiratory Therapist for night shifts at Missouri Baptist Medical Center. The therapist provides direct respiratory care, performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and supports patients and the healthcare team. The role includes three shifts per six-week period, with shifts from 6 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Respiratory CarePatient AssessmentRespiratory ProceduresMechanical VentilationECMO SupportBronchoscopySleep LabCardiopulmonary RehabilitationCirculatory RehabilitationCommunicationCollaborationTime Management

Qualifications

Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy or CoARC Accredited ProgramBasic Cardiovascular Life SupportRespiratory Care Practitioner LicenseRegistered Respiratory TherapistBachelor's Degree

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

City/State: Saint Louis, Missouri

Categories: Respiratory and Pulmonary

Job Status: PRN

Req ID : 119597

Pay Range: $31.52 – $47.28 / hour (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)

Additional Information About the Role

Missouri Baptist Medical Center is seeking a dedicated and compassionate PRN Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) to join our respiratory care team on the night shift . This is a great opportunity for a skilled therapist looking for consistency, strong teamwork, and meaningful patient interaction in a high-quality care environment.

  • PRN

  • Night Shift

  • 6pm-6:30am

  • 3 shifts/6 week period required

Overview

Missouri Baptist Medical Center , an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services. The hospital has a 24-hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St. Louis metro area.

Respiratory team members provide treatment and therapy for infants and adults, perform innovative procedures (mechanical and noninvasive ventilation, nitric oxide delivery, arterial blood gas sampling, pulmonary function testing), administer patient-focused and therapist-driven order sets and serve as Rapid Response Team members responding swiftly to ''trigger'' symptoms without waiting for full-blown cardiac arrest. The Respiratory Department offers a clinical ladder program to recognize and reward therapists who strive for high quality patient care and demonstrate commitment to respiratory care.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Provides direct patient care activities related to respiratory care including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation within the guidelines of the hospital and department. Can independently apply advanced clinical respiratory expertise and scientific knowledge including best practices serving as a resource to others as part of the patient care team. Ensures patient safety by providing care in an effective, developmentally and age appropriate manner while complying with all quality and regulatory requirements as well as quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Effectively communicates by participating in the exchange of information including documentation, handoff and works collaboratively with the healthcare team.

  • Provides education and training about respiratory therapy treatments and procedures to others including patients, families, students, new employees and members of the healthcare team utilizing diversity and learning styles.

  • Holds self-accountable and seeks out opportunities for continuous learning and feedback and is able to perform multiple related duties, prioritizing and applying effective time management.

  • Performs various diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory procedures according to established standards, procedures, guidelines and policies. Applies respiratory knowledge and clinical expertise, including the ability to assess, analyze and troubleshoot as needed.

  • Demonstrates advanced clinical and critical care skills to support additional job responsibilities such as ECMO support, mechanical ventilator support, bronchoscopies, sleep lab, labor and delivery, cardiopulmonary and circulatory rehabilitation, Basic Life Support (BLS), etc. as needed.

Minimum Requirements

Education

  • Assoc or CoARC Accredited Prog - Respiratory Therapy

Experience

  • No Experience

Supervisor Experience

  • No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

  • Basic Cardiovascular Life Sup

  • Respiratory Care Practitioner

  • RRT

Preferred Requirements

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree

Benefits and Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

  • Disability insurance* paid for by BJC

  • Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution

  • 401(k) plan with BJC match

  • Tuition Assistance available on first day

  • BJC Institute for Learning and Development

  • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time

  • Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary (https://assets.jibecdn.com/prod/bjc/0.0.331/assets/2026%20Benefits%20Summary\_Final.pdf) .

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

How this job compares

Set against the 4,155 open Respiratory Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$31.52–47.28/hr
  • Missouri median$32–45/hr24 hourly ranges
  • US median$34–47/hr1,755 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $39.40/hr, is close to the Missouri median midpoint ($39/hr) — in the middle half of Respiratory Therapist hourly ranges in Missouri.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 103 open Respiratory Therapist jobs in Missouri and 4,155 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Missouri
Experience
Respiratory Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,261 postings).
Education
This posting asks for an associate degree; 1,532 of the 4,155 open Respiratory Therapist jobs (37%) ask for an associate degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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