Interventional Pulmonology Resp Therapist
Listed compensation
$38.42-$62.62/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday
Ask the employer about call expectations and weekend coverage.
Job Description
Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Interventional Pulmonology Respiratory Therapist to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift from Monday – Thursday, Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance eligible.
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 pre-procedure assessment. Reviews pre-procedural patient information including H & P, medications, allergies.
- Coordinates planned care with other healthcare team members.
- Displays a strong foundation in physiology along with a strong understanding of the respiratory system
- Implements principles of aseptic technique utilizing a thorough knowledge of basic infection control practices.
- Implements knowledge of diagnostic and therapeutic scopes and high-level disinfection process.
- Ensures safety by knowledge of the organization's policies and procedures, especially those pertaining to the bronchoscopy suite, safety, security, fire, emergency, and biomedical.
Additional Requirements
- Licensure - Current license to practice as a Respiratory Therapist in the State
- Certification - Registered respiratory therapist/ Basic Life support/ Advance Cardiovascular Life support
- Experience - 5 years experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist; 3 years of critical care
- Education - Graduation from an accredited Respiratory Therapy program by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).
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 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.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct pre-procedure assessments and review patient histories, medications, and allergies. Coordinate care with healthcare team members and apply respiratory expertise, aseptic technique, infection control, scope handling, disinfection, and safety procedures in the bronchoscopy suite.
Requirements
Requires a current respiratory therapist license in Virginia, Registered Respiratory Therapist credentials, Basic Life Support, and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support. Applicants must have five years of experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist, including three years in critical care, and graduate from a CoARC-accredited respiratory therapy program.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Pulmonology Career Context
Of the 40 active Respiratory Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 63% have no call, 63% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$105k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $104k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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