St. Louis, United States
Respiratory Therapist - Per Diem - PRN - - $46/hr - MO
VitalHire · St. Louis · United States
Posted: 10/6/2026 · Last checked: 10/11/2026
Job description
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Orientations are happening now. Get credentialed while openings are available and start choosing your shifts.
At VitalHire, Per Diem / PRN work allows you to select where and when you work. You will use an app to select all shifts with instant confirms to lock in your schedule as far into the future as shifts are available. Make that extra $$ or use this to create a schedule that fits your lifestyle. We call this - shifting to your own beat!!
Profession: Respiratory Therapist
Specialty: Pulmonary Medicine
Location: St. Louis, MO
Facility: Specialty care center providing specialized care for patients recovering from illness, injury, surgery, or other disabling conditions.
Job Type: Per Diem (PRN)
Hourly Rate: $46/hr
Shift: Days 7:30 - 4:00pm or 8:30am - 5:00pm
Duration: 8 hours
Experience: 2 year of experience in the last 5 years
License: Respiratory Therapist License
Certifications: BLS
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide respiratory care from admission through discharge under physician orders.
- Communicate patient needs and clinical updates to the care team.
- Accurately document patient care and treatments.
- Safely operate respiratory equipment and follow infection control protocols.
Requirements
- Must have 2 years experience within the last 5 years. (1+ year of pediatric experience)
- 1+ year of Epic experience
- Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy
- Active Missouri Respiratory Care Practitioner license
- Respiratory Therapist Certification required for RT
- Active BLS and PALS Certification
- Negative TB within last 12 months
- Hep B Series or Titer
- MMR Series or Titer
- Tdap Vaccine within last 10 years or Titer
- Varicella Series or Titer
New openings in St. Louis, by week
- 7/20/2026 2
- 7/27/2026 12
- 8/3/2026 10
- 8/10/2026 7
- 8/17/2026 18
- 8/24/2026 37
- 8/31/2026 17
- 9/7/2026 42
- 9/14/2026 21
- 9/21/2026 40
- 9/28/2026 46
- 10/5/2026 26
278 openings over 12 weeks, by the week they were published.
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