Respiratory Therapist 1 Fulltime
Inova Health System
- Falls Church, VA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
- Tuition reimbursement and Educational Assistance
- Student loan assistance - up to $10,000!
- State-of-the-art medical and training facilities
- Paid parental leave for birth/adoption of a child
- Retirement benefits with match from day one
- Free Parking to all employees
- Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!
- Graduate of an accredited CoARC (The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care) respiratory care program.
- Certified Respiratory Therapist by the National Board of Respiratory Care.
- Basic Life Support from AHA upon start
- Licensed Respiratory Therapist and eligible to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- The Respiratory Therapist 1 administers basic respiratory care therapeutics and diagnostic services with skill and proficiency.
- Integrates knowledge, skills, and experience to promote optimum patient care.
- Works effectively and appropriately communicating with other healthcare team members, patients, and/or families if needed.
- Utilizes standards, guidelines, protocols, and pathways for optimal care delivery, while incorporating data and information to continually improve care and practice to enhance outcomes.
- Performs basic clinical assessments (i.e. pulse rate, respiratory rate, breath sounds, cough/sputum, chest wall/movement, perceived work of breathing, etc.) of the cardiopulmonary system with a moderate degree of accuracy.
- Administers basic respiratory therapeutic interventions (i.e. gas/humidity therapy, bronchial hygiene, CPT, lung inflation, airway management, manual ventilation, resuscitation and medicated aerosol) with moderate proficiency and occasional supervision.
- 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 does not receive more than one substantiated documented error after initial instruction or correction to documentation.
- May perform additional duties as assigned.