Registered Respiratory Therapist

Registered Respiratory Therapist - Nights

Join as a Registered Respiratory Therapist – Nights at Missouri Baptist Medical Center.

• Base pay: $26.97/hr – $46.74/hr
• Shift differential pay applies for nighttime shifts.

• Full‑time, 6:00 pm – 6:30 am, 3–12 hour shifts.
• Shift differential pay.
• Sign‑on bonus: $15,000*
• Students 6 months from graduating from an accredited Respiratory Therapy program are welcome to apply.

Missions Baptist Medical Center is an acute care hospital in St. Louis County that offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants care, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound, and pain management services. The hospital has a 24‑hour adult emergency department and collaborates with St. Louis Children’s Hospital for pediatric emergency care.

It is the first and only St. Louis County hospital to be designated a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and ranks #2 in the St. Louis metro area by U.S. News & World Report.

Provides direct patient care activities related to respiratory care including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the hospital and department. The therapist independently applies advanced clinical respiratory expertise and scientific knowledge as a resource to others within the care team, ensuring patient safety while complying with all regulatory requirements and quality improvement initiatives.

• Effectively communicates by participating in the exchange of information, including documentation and handoff, and collaborates with the healthcare team.
• Provides education and training about respiratory therapy treatments and procedures to patients, families, students, new employees, and other team members, accommodating diverse learning styles.
• Maintains self‑accountability, seeks continuous learning and feedback, and prioritizes multiple duties with effective time management.
• Performs diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory procedures according to established standards, procedures, guidelines, and policies, applying clinical expertise to assess, analyze, and troubleshoot as needed.
• Demonstrates advanced clinical and critical care skills to support additional duties such as ECMO support, mechanical ventilator support, bronchoscopies, sleep lab, labor and delivery, cardiopulmonary and circulatory rehabilitation, Basic Life Support (BLS), etc. as required.

• Education:
  
  Associate or COARC Accredited Program in Respiratory Therapy.
• Experience:
  
  No experience required.
• Supervisor
  
  Experience:
  
  No experience required.

• Basic Cardiovascular Life Support (BCLS)
• Respiratory Care Practitioner
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available the first day of the month after hire date.
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC.
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution.
• 401(k) plan with BJC match.
• Tuition Assistance available on first day.
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development.
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Paid Time Off combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time.
• Adoption assistance.

BJC Total Rewards:
Additional benefits may vary and not all benefits apply to all jobs. Equal Opportunity Employer.