Registered Respiratory Therapist
St. Louis, MO
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 3, 2026
• Length: 26 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with 2+ years of experience for a night shift position at a large academic medical center, with ICU and floor coverage responsibilities.

Details

• Work at a Level I Trauma, short-term acute care teaching hospital with 1,259 staffed beds
• Assigned to the Respiratory/Neuro Diagnostics unit covering both ICUs and general floors
• Night shift schedule: 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM, three 12-hour shifts per week
• Every third weekend rotation required
• Holiday coverage is expected
• Floating within scope to ICU and floor settings to meet facility needs
• Charting in Epic (experience required)
• Block scheduling is not available

Requirements

• Current RRT credential required
• BLS (BCLS) certification required
• Missouri Respiratory Care Practitioner License required; license required if applicable
• Minimum 2 years of respiratory therapy experience
• Epic EMR experience required
• Proficiency in airway management including endotracheal tube suctioning, extubation, nasal and oral airway placement, oropharyngeal suctioning, sputum specimen collection, and tracheostomy suctioning
• Experience with ventilator management including BiPAP, CPAP, troubleshooting high pressure alarms, and weaning from mechanical ventilation
• ABG interpretation skills required
• Experience administering inhaled medications including Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Inhaled Flolan, inhaled steroids, Lidocaine, Nitric Oxide (iNO), Pulmicort, racemic epinephrine, and Xopenex
• Experience with nebulizer types including hand-held, T-piece, trach collar, and ultrasonic
• Experience with High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy
• Ability to walk relatively long distances across a large hospital campus
• Candidates must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to be eligible

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Provide care for patients with acute and chronic respiratory diseases, with a strong focus on managing mechanically ventilated patients
• May occasionally be asked to precept respiratory therapy students given the academic teaching environment
• Active AARC membership is strongly preferred
• A bachelor's degree in any field, or active pursuit of a bachelor's degree, is strongly preferred
• Scrub color: medium to dark gray
• RTO is limited to no more than 7 days per 13-week contract; no RTO is permitted during the first week of orientation
• Allied travelers may remain for up to 12 months, after which a 6-month break in service is required
• Former permanent employees of BJC facilities must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Parking passes are available for purchase on a monthly basis; specific options and pricing vary by lot