Respiratory Therapist 1

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is looking for a dedicated Respiratory Therapist 1 to join the team. This role will be PRN with variable shifts.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Establishes and manages basic mechanical ventilation with the most commonly used ventilators with moderate proficiency and occasional supervision.
• 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 trail, weaning) in more than 90 percent of the ventilator patients cared for on a daily basis.
• Collects specimens and performs basic diagnostic testing (e.g. EKG, sputum collection, bedside spirometry) with moderate proficiency and occasional supervision.
• Displays a moderate degree of accuracy in the interpretation of basic diagnostic and monitoring data (e.g. spirometry, CXR, culture and sensitivity, blood gases) in the majority of the patients cared for.

Requirements

• 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.
• Work Schedule - PRN Variable Shift