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Travel Respiratory Therapist Jobs in Missouri

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Respiratory Therapist · Missouri
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    Two Cities, Two Bases for Missouri RRT Work

    Missouri's respiratory therapist market is bookended by two cities. St. Louis on the eastern side and Kansas City on the western edge each anchor ICU, critical-care, emergency, and NICU programs, while Springfield and the regional towns add acute-floor and pulmonary work. Missouri requires a respiratory therapist license. A traveler's strongest match depends on whether the assignment is organized around weekend staffing or adult ICU.

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    Missouri RRT Market Snapshot

    Updated today

    The active listings can be compared with 1.15× workforce concentration versus the U.S. average, then read alongside 3,030 respiratory therapists employed in Missouri. The assignment-level picture depends on whether the job emphasizes acute-care floors, pulmonary services, or floating expectations.

    9 Respiratory Therapist contracts are open in Missouri right now, with +3 added in the last 7 days and 5 already filled. Open postings have been live about 17 days on average.

    9
    Open Respiratory Therapist jobs
    17 days
    Median time active
    +3
    Added last 7 days
    State license
    State license · no respiratory compact pathway in this state
    Why demand stays strong
    3,030
    Respiratory therapists employed in Missouri (SOC 29-1126, BLS OEWS May 2025)
    1.15×
    Missouri RT job concentration vs U.S. average (location quotient, BLS OEWS May 2025)
    1.03
    RT jobs per 1,000 jobs in Missouri (BLS OEWS May 2025)

    Live counts from the jobs feed, updated daily. Demand figures from public workforce data, sources noted with each figure.

    Pay by city · RRT · Missouri

    RRT Travel Pay by Missouri Metro

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    A Missouri RRT assignment's weekly total tracks local staffing need, the metro's cost of living (housing and meal stipends are built into the weekly number), and the unit and shift.

    Highest weekly pay · Respiratory Therapist
    St. Louis
    $2,154
    Saint Louis
    $2,007
    Osage Beach
    $1,998
    Cape Girardeau
    $1,866
    Springfield
    $1,866

    St. Louis and Kansas City anchor Missouri RRT pay from opposite ends of the state, both with big-system ICU volume and housing costs below the national average. Springfield and the regional hospitals add steadier smaller-market work and lean on travelers during winter surges. Stipends look modest against coastal quotes while the after-rent math tends to hold up. Rates between the two metros track close, so unit type and shift, not geography, are the variables worth negotiating.

    Weekly pay reflects current open Advantis contracts — marketplace contract value, not a staff-nurse wage.

    The RRT Credential Across Missouri's Metros

    RTs manage airways, ventilators, and breathing treatments across ICUs, EDs, and inpatient floors. Most travel submissions are built around the NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), with CoARC-accredited education behind it. Missouri requires the respiratory-care license administered by the Missouri Board for Respiratory Care. A traveler cannot substitute a compact privilege for Missouri licensure today. Missouri has not joined the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, and privileges are not yet in effect. On demand, Missouri employs several thousand RTs split between the St. Louis and Kansas City metros, with a concentration above the national average, a mix that keeps assignments tracking those two hubs with regional coverage between them. OEWS May 2025 puts Missouri's respiratory therapists workforce at 3,030.

    Units Missouri RRT Travelers Staff

    Missouri RRT assignments split between St. Louis and Kansas City's ICU, critical-care, emergency, and NICU programs, with Springfield and regional hospitals adding acute-floor and pulmonary work. Clarify patient acuity, ventilator workload, and cross-unit float during the facility discussion so the workload is clear before acceptance.

    Mercy Hospital Springfield Level I Trauma

    886 beds · Springfield, MO

    Hiring now CT Tech IR Tech MRI Tech X-Ray Tech

    An 886-bed Level I trauma and comprehensive stroke center in Springfield, MO, with inpatient and outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

    Christian Hospital

    256 beds · St. Louis, MO

    Hiring now Respiratory Therapist Surgical Tech

    A 256-bed hospital in St. Louis, MO, part of BJC HealthCare, with surgical services and respiratory therapy.

    Mercy Hospital Southeast

    251 beds · Cape Girardeau, MO

    Hiring now Cath Lab Tech CT Tech MRI Tech Radiation Therapist

    Mercy Hospital Southeast provides in-house physical, occupational, and speech therapy plus an AACVPR-accredited cardiopulmonary rehab program on its Cape Girardeau campus.

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    Missouri RRT Travel Questions, Answered

    Who handles licensing for a Missouri respiratory therapist contract?
    For RRT travelers, Missouri licenses respiratory therapists, with the license issuing on your NBRC credential through the state board in Missouri. For RT work in Missouri, nothing in the process is difficult, but every step takes time, which is the part to schedule deliberately. Mentioned early, the Missouri step stays a line item instead of a delay.
    For a traveler weighing options, how do adult critical-care and neonatal roles differ in Missouri?
    Missouri RRT assignments can include adult ICU, emergency, floor, NICU, and respiratory-support coverage in St. Louis, Kansas City, and regional hospitals. Confirm ventilator platforms, neonatal or pediatric expectations, floating, and shift rotation. The distance sort on this page turns that into a ranked Missouri shortlist quickly on Missouri contracts.
    For a traveler weighing options, what should travelers know about the Missouri RRT market?
    St. Louis and Kansas City anchor Missouri's largest ICU, emergency, and NICU programs, with regional hospitals adding floor and critical-access coverage. The listings on this page show which markets and unit types are hiring. Across Missouri, posted weekly rates on each card make the first Missouri cut a fast one.
    Day to day, for a traveler weighing options, how can workload and schedule change the fit of a Missouri RRT contract?
    The cleanest comparison of Missouri RRT offers runs on unit mix, ventilator platforms, NICU or ICU requirements, floating, and weekend or night rotation. The strongest assignment is the one whose clinical scope matches your recent respiratory-care experience. In Missouri, a ZIP anchor on this page re-sorts the Missouri listings around your base.
    What is the quickest path from the ZIP anchor to a respiratory therapist shortlist on this Missouri page?
    In Missouri, one search, one list: every respiratory therapist opening in Missouri in a single view that filters by facility, shift, and pay. Missouri follows the same rule: a shortlist of three Missouri finalists makes the recruiter call concrete instead of exploratory.
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