Inova Health System Leesburg , VA 20178
Posted 2 weeks ago
Exciting opportunity to join our fabulous Outpatient Pulmonary Rehab Team as a Respiratory Therapist!! This is a full-time opportunity with an outstanding benefits package. The Respiratory Therapist works on a multidisciplinary team to care for patients and develop comprehensive care plans of agreed upon goals. Includes evaluating patient responses to prescribed treatment plans, testing and procedures and developing ongoing plans.
Inova Benefits and Perks:
Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
Paid Parental Leave
Retirement matching: dollar for dollar the first 5% of your eligible pay that you contribute
Competitive salary
Paid Time Off: Accrue PTO hours on your very first day of work.
Shift: Day Shift
Hours: PRN Hours Per Week 7:00PM to 7:00AM with Weekends and Holidays
Location: Inova Loudoun Hospital
Responsibilities
The Respiratory Therapist 2 administers basic/advanced respiratory care therapeutics and diagnostic services with skill and proficiency.
Performs basic clinical assessments of the cardiopulmonary system with a high degree of accuracy. Occasionally performs thorough/advanced cardiopulmonary clinical assessments with appropriate inclusion of other systems (e.g. cardiovascular, nutritional, neurologic, etc.).
Administers advanced respiratory therapeutic interventions (e.g., heliox, nitric oxide, CNB, Chest Wall Oscillation, etc.) with moderate proficiency and occasional supervision.
Establishes and manages basic mechanical ventilation with the most commonly used ventilators with high proficiency and minimal to no supervision. Uses complex forms of mechanical ventilation (e.g., HFO, NPPV, PRVC, transport) 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 trial, weaning) in more than 90 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 the patient care team.
Formulates a plan of care for most patients based on patient diagnostics data, response to therapy and physiologic profiles. Ensures that therapeutic plans are sound and consistent with the departmental standards of care.
May perform additional duties as assigned.
Requirements
Graduate of an accredited CoARC (The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care) respiratory care program.
6 months of critical care experience or 1 year of specialized training in advanced diagnostics or other department operations
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or CRT >10 years' experience
ACLS, PALS or NRP
Basic Life Support from AHA upon hire
Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Respiratory Therapist.
Must be able to orient 3 shifts per week for the first 90 days
Training in at least two age group populations. § 54.1-2408.4. Temporary authorization to practice. A. A health care practitioner licensed, certified, or registered in another state or the District of Columbia may temporarily practice for one 90-day period, provided that the following conditions are met:1. The practitioner is contracted by or has received an offer of employment in the Commonwealth from a licensed hospital, a nursing home, a dialysis facility, the Department of Health, or a local health department;2. The employer or contractor verifies that the out-of-state health care provider possesses an active and unencumbered license, certification, or registration for the profession in which he will be employed or contracted in another state or the District of Columbia;3. The employer or contractor obtains a report from the National Practitioner Data Bank if the applicant is subject to reporting; and4. Prior to the out-of-state health care practitioner's practicing, the employer or contractor notifies the appropriate health regulatory board that the out-of-state health care practitioner is employed or under contract and will practice under the temporary authorization. This notice shall include the out-of-state health care practitioner's out-of-state license, certification, or registration number and a statement that such practitioner meets all of the requirements set forth in this section. B. If the health care practitioner practicing with a temporary authorization has submitted an application for licensure, certification, or registration, the applicable health regulatory board shall expedite such applications for out-of-state health care practitioners practicing pursuant to this section. If licensure, certification, or registration remains pending after the initial 90-day temporary authorization, the authorization may be extended for an additional 60 days, provided that the employer or contractor submits notice to the applicable health regulatory board. C. Out-of-state health care practitioners practicing pursuant to this section shall be subject to the laws and regulations of the Commonwealth and shall be subject to disciplinary action by the applicable health regulatory board. D. The Department of Health Professions shall, beginning July 1, 2023, annually report to the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions the number of out-of-state health care practitioners who have utilized the temporary authorization to practice pending licensure and have not subsequently been issued full licensure.2022, cc. 463, 464.
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