Respiratory Therapist 1
Inova Health System
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- Location
- Falls Church, VA
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 14
- 6 days ago
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About the company
Inova Health System
Hospital & health care · 10,001+ employees
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.
What you'll do
- 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 $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 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.
- 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.
- 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
What you need
- Graduate of an accredited CoArc respiratory program.
- Requires CRT, BLS from AHA, and a Virginia RT license upon start.
Key skills
Mechanical ventilationRespiratory therapeutic interventionsWeaning mechanicsVentilator care plansPatient diagnostics dataCRTBLS from AHAVirginia RT license
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Perks
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Wellness program
- Tuition assistance
- Student loan assistance
- Paid parental leave
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Inova Fairfax Hospital is seeking a dedicated Respiratory Therapist 1 to join the team.
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 $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 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