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Respiratory Therapist Transport 1

Inova Health System
parental leave, paid time off
United States, Virginia, Falls Church
Apr 04, 2025
Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Respiratory Therapist Transport 1 to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift 36 hours per week from 7:00AM to 7:00PM with weekends. Sign-on and relocation bonus available. 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, and remote and hybrid career opportunities[KS2] . Job Responsibilities Encompasses all the clinical, leadership, and quality expectations of the Respiratory Therapist 3 role while incorporating responsibilities of interfacility transport. Demonstrates advanced proficiency in ventilator management, complex interventions, and interdisciplinary collaboration in dynamic transport environments. Assess, plan, and implement, evaluate, and direct care for neonatal, pediatric and adult transport patients. Validates the quality of the results with high proficiency and minimal supervision. Formulates a respiratory care plan for all transport patients based on patient diagnostic data, response to therapy, and physiological profiles. Integrates respiratory care plans into patients' complete care plans. Establishes and recommends therapeutic interventions with high proficiency and with minimal supervision. Demonstrates effective communication skills and seeks out opportunities to improve communication and relationships with Transport team members, patients and families as well as community facilities. Administers basic and advanced respiratory therapeutic interventions (Heliox, Nitric Oxide, CNB Chest Wall Oscillation, etc.) with high proficiency and minimal supervision. Establishes and manages basic/complex forms of mechanical ventilation (HFO, NiPPV, PRVC, transport) with high proficiency and minimal supervision. Utilizes standards, guidelines, protocols, and pathways for optimal care delivery. Incorporates data and information to continually improve care and practice to enhance outcomes. Applies departmental protocols and clinical practice guidelines with high precision and compliance when indicated and does so without supervision. Routinely applies new techniques and procedures with high proficiently within 30 days of training/orientation. Instructs staff on quality improvement (QI processes). Meets Clinical Ladder criteria by participating in required elective (ie quality and/or clinical) pathways. Supports Rapid Responses, MSETS, Full Trauma Activations, and intra-hospital transport functions when not actively involved in transport. Serves a resource to other Respiratory therapists. Routinely records data for the QI processes within the department. Takes an active role in data capturing and analysis. Is actively involved with learning and statistical analysis. Takes a proactive role in all aspects of training. Is actively involved in staff education, orientation and student clinical time. Teaches more than one in-service topic to staff each year. Develops and refines individual techniques. Documents more than 95% of care provided with a high degree of accuracy in more than 95% of patients cared for. Documents according to protocols and/or charting templates. Provides educational training to patients and/or family members as appropriate. Consistently communicates accurate therapeutic and patient information with healthcare team members on care plans and does so in a manner consistent with Inova Health System's standards. May perform additional duties as assigned. Additional Requirements Education - Graduate of an accredited CoARC respiratory care program Experience - 3 years in PICU or other relevant ICU setting Certification - BLS, PALS, NPR, ACLS from AHA upon start Certification - Neonatal Pediatric Specialist Respiratory Care and Registered Respiratory Therapist Adult Critical Care with 12 months License - RRT Upon start and VA License Work Environment - Adult Cardiovascular Patients