Registered Respiratory Therapist
Saint Louis, Missouri
Saint Louis Children's Hospital

Respiratory Care Technologist

Job Overview

• Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours
• Weekly hours: 36
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• First-time travelers accepted
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call
• No floating within scope
• Local candidates not accepted within 75 miles
• Pending license accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in Missouri
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (2 years of experience)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• Experience working with Neonate or Pediatric patients
• PICU experience
• Emergency Department (ED) experience
• Level 1 trauma facility experience
• Certified Respiratory Therapy - NICU experience

Clinical Experience / Skills

• ED
• Level 1 trauma facility
• NICU
• Pediatric critical care
• Pediatrics

Additional Notes

• Scrub color: Any, or facility T-shirts/jackets
• Charting system: EPIC
• Parking is available at daily garage rates
• Government-issued ID required
• Two professional references required
• Unit-specific skills checklist required within 1 year of start
• Employment application required
• Physical exam required within 1 year of start
• Fit testing required before start
• Drug screening required within 1 year of start and must remain valid through the assignment
• Flu vaccination or approved exemption required during flu season
• TB documentation required
• Tdap documentation required
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity documentation required
• Hepatitis B declination required
• HIPAA acknowledgement, confidentiality form, latex allergy questionnaire, dress code policy, hand hygiene policy, fingernail policy, and regulatory compliance education are required before start