Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Respiratory Therapist 4 to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift from 7:00AM to 7:00PM 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 $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
- Integrates the respiratory care plan into complete care plans.
- Consistently performs thorough/advanced cardiopulmonary clinical assessments with appropriate inclusion of other systems (e.g. cardiovascular, nutritional, neurologic, etc.).
- Administers all respiratory therapeutic interventions (e.g. heliox, nitric oxide, CNB, Chest Wall Oscillation, etc.) with high proficiency and virtually no supervision in multiple age groups.
- Establishes and manages all forms of mechanical ventilation (e.g. HFO, NPPV, PRVC, transport) with proficiency and virtually no supervision in multiple age groups.
- Demonstrates proficiency in operating all mechanical ventilators.
- Performs weaning mechanics as ordered with high proficiency in more than 90 percent of ventilator patients cared for.
- Reviews the need for continuing ventilation of patients in more than 90 percent of the patients cared for with a high degree of proficiency on a daily basis.
- Performs tests, collects specimens/data, validates and interprets basic/complex diagnostic testing (e.g. bronchoscopy samples, complex PFTs), and validates the quality of the results with high proficiency and no supervision.
- Routinely integrates patient diagnostic data, response to therapy and the physiologic profile to create plans of care that are sound and consistent with the department's standard of care.
- If Applicable, takes an active role in data capturing and analysis.
- Applies statistical analysis to workflow or quality projects.
- Routinely records data for the quality improvement processes within the department (i.e. SBT screening, ARDS/ALI screening, PDP bronchodilator assessment).
- Takes a leadership role in multiple projects that advance the science and practice of respiratory care.
- Coordinates project plans, timelines, and all aspects of logistics.
- Documents more than 95 percent of care provided with a high degree of accuracy in 100 percent of patients cared for.
- Documents according to protocols and/or charting templates.
- Provides advanced educational training to staff, patients and/or family members as appropriate.
- Consistently communicates with healthcare team members on care plans and does so in a manner consistent with Inova Health System standards.
- May perform additional duties as assigned.
Additional Requirements
Work Schedule - 36 Hours Per Week Full-time 7:00AM to 7:00PM- Certification - Basic Life Support / Registered Respiratory Therapist - Adult Critical Care ; Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT); Bachelors Degree OR an advanced credential (ACCS, NPS, RPFT, CPFT or SDS); In addition, must possess one of the following: two Advance Certifications (ACLS, PALS and NRP) or one specialized certification (AEC, COPD, SCC, etc)
- Licensure - Licensed Respiratory Therapist Upon Start Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Respiratory Therapist
- Experience - Five years of critical care and/or advanced diagnostics experience with multiple age populations
- Experience - Pulmonary Diagnostic Preferred
- Education - Respiratory Therapy Graduate of an accredited CoARC (The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care) respiratory care program.
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