- Position Template Facility Name: Mercy Hospital South Floor: Respiratory Location Address: 10010 Kennerly Rd, St. Louis, MO 63128 Flu Vaccination/Mercy Approved Exemption is required for all travelers from November 1-April 1. Declinations are not accepted. Position Information:
- Facility Department/Cost Center: 15447251 The bill for local candidates will be below the posted travel
- Role (RN, Tech, LPN, PT, etc.): Registered Respiratory Therapist
- Specialty: Respiratory
- Number of Openings: 1
- Nights, 3x12, 1830 - 0700
- Weekly Guaranteed Hours: 36
- Assignment Length: 13 weeks ALL CONTINGENCY REQUESTS MUST BE ON THE SUBMISSION FORM
- Weekend Hours: As required by facility
- Call
As required by facility • Required
RRT, licensed with Missouri Board for Respiratory Care • Required
BLS and ACLS from AHA only • Preferred
PALS • Years of
1 year • Float
- As required by facility Unit Information:
- Number of Beds: licensed for 767 beds
- Patient Ratios: based on a point system and dependent on staffing
- Equipment: Avea ventilators, LTV transport, V60 Bipap with Bellavista on the way, Vapo therm and Airvo for high flow
- EMR: EPIC Hiring Profile:
- Must Have Skills/Experience: Adult Critical care, High volume busy ED with Trauma experience
- Preferred Skillset/Experience: Blood gas draw, blood gas processing on GEM, Blood gas interpretation
- Type of Patients on Unit: Respiratory patients throughout all areas of the hospital, SICU, CCU, CVICU, ED, Neuro, Trauma patients
- Personality Fit: Strong confident therapist with good time management skills, willing to help coworker as time allows. Dress Code:
- Scrub Color: Black
- Any unacceptable attire: Mercy standard scrubs must be black Additional Information: Pediatric patients are stabilized in the ED and transported to our sister hospital. Facility Overview: Mercy Hospital South earned B grade in The Leapfrog Groups Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grade. Mercy Hospital South has been a healing presence in the South St. Louis County area for more than 140 years. Today, we continue providing compassionate medical and specialty care on our South County campus, just west of I-270 on Tesson Ferry Road. We care for patients from St. Louis City and St. Louis County, as well as Jefferson, Franklin, Saint Francois and Sainte Genevieve counties in Missouri; and Monroe, Randolph and St. Clair counties in Illinois. Mercy Hospital South provides all-private rooms and nationally recognized care including:
- Level 2 Trauma Center - the only one in the South County area
- Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center
- Level 1 STEMI Center
- Joint Commissions Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Heart Failure
- American Heart Associations Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement AwardThings to Do In St. Louis, MO:
- Gateway Arch
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- Raise a Pint to St. Louis Brewing History: A city built on brewing with almost 65 craft breweries.
- City Museum : Located in a 600,000 square foot former shoe company warehouse
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