Respiratory Therapist 3

Inova Fairfax Hospital is seeking a Respiratory Therapist 3 to join the team.
This role will be 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

* 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, flexible work
schedules.

Job Responsibilities

* Performs weaning mechanics as ordered with high proficiency in more than 90%
of ventilator patients cared for.
* Review the need for continuing ventilator support (i. e. spontaneous breathing
trial, weaning) in more than 95% of patients care for with high degree of
proficiency on a daily basis. 
* Routinely develops or refines ventilator care plans and communicates to
patient care teams.
* Performs tests, collects specimens in addition to dating, validating and
interpreting basic/complex diagnostic testing (e. g. bronchoscopy samples,
complex PFT's)
* Validates the quality of the results with high proficiency and minimal
supervision. Formulates a respiratory care plan for almost all patients based
on patient diagnostic data, response to therapy and physiological profiles.
Integrates respiratory care plans into patients' complete care plans. 

Additional Requirements

* 2 Years of critical care experience
* Graduate of an accredited CoArc (The Commission on Accreditation for
Respiratory Care) respiratory program.  
* Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT). One of the following (ACLS, PALS or
NRP). In addition, must possess one of the following: an additional Advance
Certification (ACLS, PALS or NRP) or an Advanced Credential (ACCS, AEC, NPS,
RPFT, CPFT or SDS) or a relevant Bachelors Degree.
* BLS from AHA Upon Start 
* Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Respiratory Therapist

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every
day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities
we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare
safety, quality and patient experience. And from best-in-class facilities to
professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova,
we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate
future for healthcare. 

Inova Health System is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color,
disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic
origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth,
pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics
protected by law.