Respiratory Therapist Per Diem
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Job Description
- Position: Respiratory Therapist
- Facility: Shriners Children's St. Louis
- Location: 4400 Clayton Ave, St. Louis, MO 63110
- Type: Per Diem
- Pay: Negotiable
- Thanks & Regards
- Shailja Vajpai
- Sr. Healthcare Recruiter
- Email: Shailja.v@health.intone.com
- Direct: 469-553-0409
Key Responsibilities
The Respiratory Therapist will provide specialized respiratory care to pediatric patients at the Shriners Children's St. Louis facility. Responsibilities include assessing patient needs, administering treatments, and managing respiratory equipment.
Requirements
Candidates must be qualified Respiratory Therapists capable of working in a per diem capacity. Professional certification and relevant clinical experience are expected for this role.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Respiratory Therapy Career Context
Of the 50 active Respiratory Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 36% have no call, 54% 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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | Missouri index 90.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Respiratory Therapy listings in Missouri | 109 active | 4,015 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 36% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Missouri healthcare professional listings: 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment112 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Respiratory Therapy listings | 1,344 in the last 30 days | 753 the 30 days before (+78%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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About Intone Health Services
Living in St. Louis
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $255k
- Typical market rent
- $1,292/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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.