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Shriners Children's
St. Louis, Missouri

Respiratory Therapist

Respiratory TherapistPer Diem

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Job Description

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact.

We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

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Job Description

Shriners Children's St. Louis has an opportunity for a PRN Respiratory Therapist. In this role, you get the opportunity to participate in daily planning via patient rounds. You'll work as part of the interdisciplinary team for the plan of care for our patients.

You'll be able to increase your knowledge in orthopedic care to improve outcomes for our amazing patients and families. Our Respiratory Therapists have the opportunity for academic growth through participation in research projects.

Key Responsibilities

Provides primary respiratory care to patients from admission through their discharge under a physician's order

Communicates verbal and/or written patient and departmental information/special needs to pertinent persons in a timely and appropriate manner (i. e. rounds)

Documents accurate, specific, complete patient care data according to policy and procedure guidelines

Assures safe, cost effective operation and function of pertinent equipment and utilizes appropriate infection control techniques in all areas

Required Qualifications

  • Associate Degree - Respiratory Therapy
  • RT license in state of practice
  • Certified Respiratory Therapist

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2 Years Respiratory Therapy experience in an ICU setting
  • 2 Year Pediatric experience

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy, a state license, and be a Certified Respiratory Therapist. Preferred qualifications include two years of ICU experience and two years of pediatric experience.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Pediatric CarePatient DocumentationInterdisciplinary CollaborationEquipment MaintenanceClinical Research

Respiratory Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 64% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Respiratory Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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).

Top contract/1099 Respiratory Therapist Jobs

35 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution26 jobs · 23 employers

8
<$95k
11
$95k-110k
4
$110k-125k
3
$125k-140k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
86%
Sign-on bonus
36%
PSLF eligible
14%
Loan repayment
9%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Respiratory Therapist

Sutter Health · Sacramento, California

$47.68-$66.75/hr
#2

Respiratory Therapist II

Marian Regional Medical Center · Santa Maria, California

$52.03-$64.05/hr
#3

Respiratory Therapist – CRT/RRT

$45.05 - $63.70/hr
#4

Respiratory Therapist - Providence Kodiak Island

$37.08-$55.62/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 50% of Respiratory Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,787 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in St. Louis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$258k
Typical market rent
$1,334/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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