BJC HealthCare·Des Peres, Missouri
Provides direct respiratory care including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for infants and adults in an acute care setting. Collaborates with the healthcare team and serves as a member of the Rapid Response Team.
Missouri Baptist Medical Center is seeking a dedicated and compassionate PRN Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) to join our respiratory care team on the night shift. This is a great opportunity for a skilled therapist looking for consistency, strong teamwork, and meaningful patient interaction in a high-quality care environment. PRN Night Shift 6pm-6:30am 3 shifts/6 week period required
Missouri Baptist Medical Center, an acute care hospital in St.
Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services.
The hospital has a 24-hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St.
Louis Children’s Hospital.
Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St.
Louis County to be named a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care.
This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide.
Additionally, U.S.
News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St.
Louis metro area.
Respiratory team members provide treatment and therapy for infants and adults, perform innovative procedures (mechanical and noninvasive ventilation, nitric oxide delivery, arterial blood gas sampling, pulmonary function testing), administer patient-focused and therapist-driven order sets and serve as Rapid Response Team members responding swiftly to ''trigger'' symptoms without waiting for full-blown cardiac arrest.
The Respiratory Department offers a clinical ladder program to recognize and reward therapists who strive for high quality patient care and demonstrate commitment to respiratory care.
Role Purpose Provides direct patient care activities related to respiratory care including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation within the guidelines of the hospital and department. Can independently apply advanced clinical respiratory expertise and scientific knowledge including best practices serving as a resource to others as part of the patient care team. Ensures patient safety by providing care in an effective, developmentally and age appropriate manner while complying with all quality and regulatory requirements as well as quality improvement initiatives.
Benefits: and Legal Statement
Requires an associate degree from a CoARC accredited program and RRT certification. Basic Cardiovascular Life Support certification is mandatory, while a bachelor's degree is preferred.
Market context
Registered Respiratory Therapist positions in Missouri are often competitive because hospitals and other care settings need clinicians who can step in with an Associate degree or CoARC-accredited training, RRT certification, and current BLS. Employers may prefer a Bachelor's degree, and benefits commonly include dental, disability, life, PTO, and vision coverage. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this page to save time, then confirm your certification status and tailor your application to respiratory care experience.