Pediatric Respiratory Therapist RRT
Saint Louis, Missouri
Saint Louis Children's Hospital

RRT – Respiratory Care (Night Shift)

Overview

• Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
• Specialty: Respiratory / Neuro Diagnostics (Respiratory Care)
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3x12-hour shifts, 19:00 to 07:30
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week (12 hours per day)
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Setting: Children's acute care teaching hospital with 400 staffed beds, and an ED, Level 1 trauma facility, NICU, pediatric critical care, and pediatrics

Required Qualifications

• Valid Pediatric Respiratory Therapist license in Missouri
• Pediatric Respiratory Therapist experience (2 years)
• Pediatric Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association
• Experience working with NICU or PICU patients
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• Experience in an Emergency Department setting
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) experience
• Certified Respiratory Therapy (CRT) NICU experience

Additional Certifications Listed in Source

• ACLS (AHA only)
• PALS (AHA only; AHA PALS RQI accepted per facility policy)
• NRP (must be AHA or AAP)
• Specific unit requirements are listed in the unit descriptions

Additional Details

• Scrub color: any, or facility T-shirts/jackets
• Not on-call
• Will not float within scope to meet facility needs
• Time-off request restrictions: 2 requests
• Accepts locals
• Accepts first-time travelers
• Accepts candidates with a pending license
• Hepatitis B: not required; a facility declination form is needed