Respiratory Therapist 4

Inova Alexandria Hospital is looking for a dedicated Respiratory Therapist 4 to join the team. PRN 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:

Retirement:

Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions

• starting on your first day.

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

Additional Requirements:

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.