About this role
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).