About the position Inova Fairfax Hospital is seeking a Respiratory Therapist 3 Pulmonology to join the team. This role will be Full-Time, Monday through Friday, with four shifts at nine hours per shift. A sign-on and relocation bonus is available. This role will float between Inova Fairfax Hospital and Inova Center for Personalized Health. 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. 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.

Responsibilities

• Performs weaning mechanics as ordered with high proficiency in more than 90 percent of ventilator patients cared for.
• Reviews the need for continuing ventilator support (i.e. spontaneous breathing trial, weaning) in more than 95 percent of patients cared for with a 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.
• Establishes and recommends therapeutic interventions (e.g. contacting physicians or care teams) with high proficiency and with minimal supervision.
• Administers basic and advanced respiratory therapeutic interventions (e.g., heliox, nitric oxide, CNB Chest Wall Oscillation, etc.) with high proficiency and minimal supervision.
• Establishes and manages basic/complex forms of mechanical ventilation (e.g., HFO, NPPV, 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.
• May perform additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited CoArc (The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care) respiratory program.
• 2 Years of critical care experience
• 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

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision coverage
• a robust team member wellness program
• Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• up to $5,250 per year in education assistance
• up to $10,000 for student loans.
• 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• paid time off
• paid parental leave
• flexible work schedules