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

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 26 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist for a night shift position at a Level II trauma teaching hospital requiring 2+ years of experience and Epic EMR proficiency.

Details

• Night shift, 3x12 hours (18:45-07:15)
• Works in adult critical care including ICUs and floor units
• Floats within scope and service line to meet facility needs
• Weekend requirement of every third weekend
• Uses Epic charting system
• Performs airway management including endotracheal tube suctioning, extubation, nasal and oral airway placement/suctioning, tracheostomy care, and sputum specimen collection
• Administers medications including Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, inhaled Flolan, inhaled steroids, Lidocaine, Nitric Oxide, Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, and Xopenex
• Manages ventilators including BiPAP, CPAP, high pressure alarm troubleshooting, and weaning from mechanical ventilation
• Utilizes nebulizers (hand held, T-piece, trach collar, ultrasonic) and high flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy
• Performs ABG interpretation
• Large hospital campus requiring ability to walk long distances

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Respiratory Therapist required
• RRT credential required
• BLS certification required
• Missouri Respiratory Care Practitioner License required; license required if applicable
• Trauma Level II experience required
• Trauma Level I experience preferred
• Epic EMR experience required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree or higher (or actively working towards one) strongly preferred
• Active AARC membership strongly preferred
• Comfortable managing mechanically ventilated patients
• Ability to care for and treat patients with acute and chronic respiratory diseases

Additional Information

• Works at a short-term acute care, teaching hospital with over 1,250 staffed beds
• May occasionally be asked to precept respiratory therapy students
• Scrub color requirement: medium to dark gray
• First-time travelers will be considered
• Does not accept local candidates within a 75-mile radius
• RTO limited to no more than 7 days per contract, with no RTO allowed during the first week of assignment
• Standard travelers may stay up to 18 months with a required 3-month break in service afterward
• Permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning to any facility within the health system as a traveler
• Fit testing required; facial hair must allow for proper testing or candidate will be expected to shave