Inova Health System is seeking a Respiratory Therapist for a job in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Respiratory Therapist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: Ongoing
• Shift: flexible
• Employment Type: Staff

The Respiratory Therapist 1 administers basic respiratory care therapeutics and diagnostic services with skill and proficiency. Integrates knowledge, skills, and experience to promote optimum patient care. Works effectively and appropriately communicating with other healthcare team members, patients, and/or families if needed. Utilizes standards, guidelines, protocols, and pathways for optimal care delivery, while incorporating data and information to continually improve care and practice to enhance outcomes.

Inova Fairfax Hospital is seeking a Respiratory Therapist 1 to join the team. This position is fulltime (36 hrs) working varies shifts and schedules. We offer a great Sign-On Bonus, Referral Bonus, and Relocation Bonus! Plus, dont forget about our other amazing benefits and perks!
Inova Benefits and Perks:
- Health, Vision, and Dental Coverage
- Tuition reimbursement and Educational Assistance
- Student loan assistance up to $10,000!
- State-of-the-art medical and training facilities
- Paid parental leave for birth/adoption of a child
- Retirement benefits with match from day one
- Free Parking to all employees
- Exclusive savings opportunities to in-store events, theme parks, discounts, movie tickets and local offerings and so much more!
Schedule - Variable Shifts 36 Hours Per Week with Weekends

Requirements for consideration:
- 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.
Job Responsibilities:
- The Respiratory Therapist 1 administers basic respiratory care therapeutics and diagnostic services with skill and proficiency.
- Integrates knowledge, skills, and experience to promote optimum patient care.
- Works effectively and appropriately communicating with other healthcare team members, patients, and/or families if needed.
- Utilizes standards, guidelines, protocols, and pathways for optimal care delivery, while incorporating data and information to continually improve care and practice to enhance outcomes.
- Performs basic clinical assessments (i.e. pulse rate, respiratory rate, breath sounds, cough/sputum, chest wall/movement, perceived work of breathing, etc.) of the cardiopulmonary system with a moderate degree of accuracy.
- 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.
- Documents more than 95 percent of care provided with a high degree of accuracy in 100 percent of patients cared for.
- Documents according to protocols and/or charting templates does not receive more than one substantiated documented error after initial instruction or correction to documentation.
- May perform additional duties as assigned.

Inova Health System is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. To fulfill this commitment, Inova Health System does not discriminate in any employment-related decision and administers all of its employment programs, procedures and practices 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. Inova operates both affirmative action and equal opportunity programs, consistent with federal and state requirements, including Governor's Executive Order One (2018). Consistent with federal and state requirements, Inova also prohibits retaliation against any person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice.

Inova Job ID #652394. Posted job title: respiratory therapist 1 fulltime