Respiratory Therapist - PRN

Respiratory TherapistNo nightsPer Diem

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Job Description

  • Position Title
  • Respiratory Therapist - PRN
  • Days - PRN
  • Liberty Hospital

Position Summary / Career Interest

Responsible for the delivery of professional respiratory care services, which will address the physical, psycho-social, spiritual, cultural, developmental and age appropriate needs of each individual patient/family. Accountable for a group of patients for a designated time period. Provides care and care planning in concert with other professional healthcare providers.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

  • Performs basic physician ordered treatments for Adults and Pediatrics: Aerosol Therapy Treatments, Low flow and High Flow Oxygen Therapy, Airway Clearance Therapy, Airway expansion Therapy, Bedside Spirometry, ETCO2 Monitoring, & ABG's
  • Educate patient and document on all procedures performed
  • Set up, maintain, and clean all invasive and non-invasive ventilators
  • Monitor and document all therapy procedures
  • Responds to Code Blue, traumas, OB emergency, and other emergency situations
  • NICU/Mother Baby - Aerosol Therapy Treatments, Low flow and High flow Oxygen Therapy, Airway Clearance Therapy, Invasive and Non-Invasive ventilators
  • Performs basic EKG's

Cleans and Stores Equipment and Supplies

Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

Graduate of approved Respiratory Therapy program/school

Preferred Education and Experience

Recent clinical respiratory therapy experience

Required Licensure and Certification

  • Licensed Respiratory Therapist (RT) - State Board of Healing Arts
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) within 180 Days

Preferred Licensure and Certification

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Time Type

Part time

Job Requisition ID

  • R-56123
  • Important information for you to know as you apply:

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.

Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program. pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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Key Responsibilities

The Respiratory Therapist is responsible for delivering professional respiratory care services, including aerosol therapy, oxygen therapy, and ventilator management. They must also respond to emergency situations such as Code Blues and traumas while maintaining clinical documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an approved Respiratory Therapy program and hold current licensure as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT). Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) is required, with Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification expected within 180 days.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

ABG analysisEKG performancePatient educationEmergency response

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 49 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 53% have no call, 43% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Respiratory Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · top 25% in respiratory therapyranked against 3,994 Respiratory Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedRespiratory Therapy median $86k (middle half $77k–$88k)16 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Respiratory Therapy listings in Missouri100 active3,982 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 53% no call · 43% no weekends49 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMissouri healthcare professional listings: 34% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 11% offer loan repayment103 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (3,994 Respiratory Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Respiratory Therapist Jobs

30 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

20 jobs · 17 employers
10
<$90k
6
$90k-110k
2
$110k-130k
2
$130k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs · 17 employers
401k / retirement match
85%
Sign-on bonus
55%
Loan repayment
20%
Relocation assistance
15%
PSLF eligible
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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Garnet Health · Middletown, New York

$45.05 - $63.70/hr
#2

Respiratory Therapist II

Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles, Washington

$41.41-$62.92/hr
#3

Respiratory Therapist - Providence Kodiak Island

$37.08-$55.62/hr
#4

Respiratory Therapist

$37.61-$55.27/hr
+ 28 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 80% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,994 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Liberty

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$293k
Typical market rent
$1,574/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.