RRT
Saint Louis, MO
PRIDE Health
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus
$2,944/weekOverview
- Start Date11/16/2026
- Shift Breakdown4x12 hrs
- ShiftNights
- Duration26 weeks
Pay
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Holiday Pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- 401k retirement plan
- Cancelation protection
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
Description
RRT
Role Overview
- Travel/Contract role in Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics
- Night shift: 3x12 hours, 18:45–7:15
- 36 hours per week
- Contract length: 26 weeks
- First-timers accepted
- Every third weekend required
- Candidates will be expected to work in ICUs and floors
- Open to accommodating block schedule: No
- Locals accepted: No; local radius rule is 75 miles
- Pending license accepted
- RTO restriction: no more than 7 days
Required Qualifications
- Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in Missouri
- Registered Respiratory Therapist with 2 years of experience
- Registered Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
- BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
- Experience with endotracheal tube/suctioning, extubation, nasal airway suctioning, oral airway placement, oropharyngeal/suctioning, sputum specimen collection, and tracheostomy/suctioning
- Experience administering albuterol, atrovent, combivent, inhaled flolan, inhaled steroids, lidocaine, nitric oxide (iNO), pulmicort, racemic epinephrine, and xopenex
- Experience with aerosol setup (mask and trach), metered dose inhaler delivery
- Experience with hand-held, T-piece, trach collar, and ultrasonic nebulizers
- Experience with high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy
- Experience with BiPAP, CPAP, troubleshooting high pressure alarms, and weaning from mechanical ventilation
- Ability to interpret arterial blood gases (ABGs)
- Experience with Epic
Preferred Qualifications
- Active AARC membership
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in any field of study, or actively working toward a bachelor’s degree
Clinical Skills / Experience
- Airway management devices/suctioning: Endrotracheal tube/suctioning, Extubation, Nasal airway suctioning, Oral airway placement, Oropharyngeal/suctioning, Sputum specimen collection, Tracheostomy/suctioning
- Medication administration: Albuterol, Atrovent, Combivent, Inhaled Flolan, Inhaled steroids, Lidocaine, Nitric Oxide (INo), Pulmicort, Racemic epinephrine, Xopenex
- Medication delivery systems: Aerosol set up mask, Aerosol set up trach, Metered dose inhaler
- Nebulizer: Hand held, T-piece, Trach collar, Ultrasonic
- Oxygen therapy: High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
- Ventilator management: BiPAP, CPAP, troubleshooting high pressure alarms, weaning from mechanical ventilation
- ABG interpretation
- Ability to care for and treat patients with acute and chronic respiratory diseases
- Comfortable managing mechanically ventilated patients
- Ability to walk relatively long distances
Additional Notes
- Teaching hospital; may occasionally be asked to precept respiratory therapy students
- Charting: EPIC
- Type of facility: Short Term Acute Care
- Teaching / Level Trauma
- Total staffed beds: 1259
Employer
PRIDE Health
60 nurses recommend working with PRIDE Health
Pros
Agency and recruiter are communicative and reach out a good amount after getting you started. Paid weekly.
Cons
Sometimes slow to get concerns addressed in a timely manner. Also can be sometimes overbearing with getting you to agree to contracts.
Recommends working with PRIDE Health
PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.
Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Pride Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance Employment
Pride Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.
About Saint Louis, MO
As a Travel Registered Respiratory Therapist in Saint Louis, MO here's what you should know:- The cost of living in Saint Louis is lower than the national average, making it an affordable city for travel nurses.
- Wages generally match up with the lower cost of living.
- Summer average highs are around 89°F, and winter average lows are around 23°F.
- Short term rentals are relatively easy to find in Saint Louis, with options ranging from furnished apartments to corporate housing.
- Saint Louis is car-friendly, but it also has a public transportation system including buses and a light rail system called Metrolink.
- Saint Louis has a diverse population with a wide age range.
- Common health issues include heart disease and obesity.
- There is a large population of travel nurses due to the presence of multiple healthcare facilities.
- Saint Louis offers a variety of activities including a vibrant restaurant scene, art museums like the Saint Louis Art Museum, live music venues, sports events such as baseball games at Busch Stadium, and outdoor attractions like the Missouri Botanical Garden and Forest Park.
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