Job Description:
Lead Respiratory Therapist - NightsLead the team. Stay close to patient care. Make a difference for kids.
At Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital, we care for children with complex medical needs—and help them move toward the next big milestone: going home.
We’re looking for an experienced Lead Respiratory Therapist who wants more than a traditional bedside role. You’ll provide advanced respiratory care while leading the shift, supporting your fellow RTs, and helping create the kind of team where people—and patients—thrive.
Why You’ll Love This RoleLead without leaving the bedside — stay hands-on with patients while guiding the RT team.
Be the go-to clinical resource when your team needs support.
Mentor and develop other respiratory therapists.
Work alongside an interdisciplinary team dedicated to children with complex medical needs.
Help improve respiratory practices, quality, and patient outcomes.
Educate and prepare families for one of the most important transitions of all—taking their child home.
You choose your days with every third weekend; 7p - 7:30a.
Benefits start on your first day of employment.
What You’ll Do:- You’ll coordinate staffing and workflow, provide advanced pediatric respiratory care, support complex clinical decisions, mentor staff, and collaborate with physicians, nurses, care coordinators, and families.
- You’ll also help ensure your team has the equipment, resources, and support needed to provide exceptional care every shift.
- What You’ll Bring
- Missouri Respiratory Therapist license
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential 3+ years of pediatric respiratory care experience
- Current BLS and PALS (or ability to obtain during orientation)
- Strong ventilator and airway management skills
- The confidence to lead, coach, problem-solve, and support others
- Your Experience Can Make a Bigger Impact HereThis is an opportunity to use everything you’ve learned as a respiratory therapist—not only to care for children, but to develop people, strengthen a team, and help families get closer to home.
- Bring your clinical expertise. Bring your leadership. Help kids get back to being kids.
