Respiratory Therapist

Title: Respiratory Therapist

State Role Title:Therapist III

Hiring Range: Up to $86596 (Commensurate with Experience)

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location:Hiram Davis Medical Center

Agency Website:

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Respiratory Therapist will be responsible for providing respiratory care and assessments ensuring equipment is utilized properly and providing oversight of the respiratory care provided by nursing staff. This position will assess evaluate and make RT care recommendations to the nursing staff; document respiratory care provided to patients and train nursing staff in respiratory therapy.

Job Duties:
Perform respiratory care to include complicated tracheostomy tube changes.
Perform respiratory assessments to include advance cases.
Checks equipment to ensure that it is being utilizes properly and the patient is benefitting from the equipment.
Provide oversight of the respiratory care provided by the nursing staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Clinical expertise is fundamental encompassing proficiency in pulmonary conditions/knowledge tracheostomy/Tracheotomy management respiratory care procedures chest physiotherapy breathing treatments pulmonary functions testing and arterial blood gas analysis and interpretation.

Patient care skills are crucial requiring strong assessment and monitoring capabilities quick emergency response abilities during acute respiratory distress or failure and experience working with diverse patient populations across various care settings.

Professional requirements include maintaining current state licensure and relevant certifications (RRT CRT) along with comprehensive knowledge of infection control protocols safety procedures and understanding of HIPAA regulations and healthcare compliance.

Communication and teamwork are essential demonstrated through excellent verbal and written communication skills effective collaboration with healthcare team members and strong documentation abilities for patient records and care plans.

Technical proficiency rounds out the skill set including experience with medical equipment and monitoring devices knowledge of electronic health records (EHR) systems and the ability to maintain and troubleshoot respiratory equipment.

Additional Considerations

Registration by the National Board of Respiratory Therapy Inc. is preferred.
Graduation from an accredited respiratory therapy program and experience in administering respiratory therapy treatments is preferred.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Required Information for Postings

Application Requirements: Applications and rsums for this position are accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginias Electronic Recruitment System only. Interview decisions will be based solely on the information provided in your electronic application and/or rsum. Please ensure you detail all relevant work experience clearly and specifically; we will not make assumptions about your qualifications.

You will receive a confirmation of receipt once your application and/or rsum has been successfully submitted. To check the status of your application refer to Your Application in your account.

This position is open until filled; however applications/rsums will begin to be reviewed within five (5) days of the posting date.

Background Investigation: All applicants are subject to an extensive background investigation and a pre-employment drug screening. This investigation may include fingerprint checks (State Police FBI) local agency checks Department of Social Services/Child Protective Services checks employment verification and verification of education relevant to the position.

Under Virginia Code 37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1 the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services (DBHDS) cannot employ or utilize as volunteers individuals convicted of specific (barrier) crimes or those with pending barrier charges.

Reasonable Accommodations: Reasonable accommodations are available to individuals with disabilities during the application and/or interview process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require assistance or accommodation please notify Human Resources at during business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).

Equal Opportunity: The Commonwealth of Virginia is committed to conducting all aspects of human resource management without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture hair type and protective hairstyles such as braids locks and twists) sex color national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity or expression age veteran status political affiliation disability genetic information and pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions.* There shall be no retaliation against anyone making allegations of violations of this policy.

Veteran Preference: DBHDS is a Virginia Values Veterans (V3) certified employer and provides hiring preference to qualified veterans and service members. We highly encourage veterans active members of the Virginia National Guard and U.S. Military Reserve members to apply and respond accordingly on the state application.

Benefits: DBHDS offers a comprehensive benefits package including your choice of health plans paid life insurance retirement plans 13 paid holidays annual leave family personal leave sick leave employee discount programs and more!

Contact Information

Name: Taylor Mayton

Phone:

Email:

In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022- February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.