Respiratory Therapist 1
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Job Location:
Fairfax, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Inova Fairfax Hospital is seeking a dedicated Respiratory Therapist 1to join the team. This role will be full-time night shift 36 hours per week 7:00PM to 7:00AM with Weekends. Sign On bonus and relocation assistance eligible.
Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.
Featured Benefits:
- Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical dental and vision coverage and a robust team member wellness program.
- Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions starting on your first day.
- Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5250 per year in education assistance and up to $10000 for student loans.
- Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members their spouses/partners and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions per person per year at no cost.
- Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off paid parental leave.
Job Responsibilities:
- Administers advanced respiratory therapeutic interventions (e.g. heliox nitric oxide CNB Chest Wall Oscillation etc.) with moderate proficiency and occasional supervision.
- Establishes and manages basic mechanical ventilation with the most commonly used ventilators with high proficiency and minimal to no supervision. Uses complex forms of mechanical ventilation (e.g. HFO NPPV PRVC transport) with moderate proficiency and occasional supervision.
- Performs weaning mechanics as ordered with high proficiency in more than 90 percent of ventilator patients cared for.
- Reviews the need for continuing ventilator support (i.e. spontaneous breathing trial weaning) in more than 90 percent of patients cared for with a high degree of proficiency on a daily basis. Routinely develops or refines ventilator care plans and communicates to the patient care team.
- Formulates a plan of care for most patients based on patient diagnostics data response to therapy and physiologic profiles. Ensures that therapeutic plans are sound and consistent with the departmental standards of care.
Additional Requirements:
- Graduate of an accredited CoArc (The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care) respiratory program.
- CRT upon Start
- BLS from AHA Upon Start
- Virginia RT license Upon Start
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