Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Respiratory Therapist Transport 2 to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift 36 hours per week from 7:00AM to 7:00PM with weekends. Sign-on and relocation bonus available. 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. 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, and remote and hybrid career opportunities[KS2] .
- Encompasses all the clinical, leadership, and quality expectations of the Respiratory Therapist 4 role while incorporating the responsibilities of interfacility transport; Functions at the highest level of respiratory therapy practice, demonstrating advanced proficiency in ventilator management, complex interventions, and interdisciplinary collaboration in dynamic transport environments; Routinely develops or refines ventilator care plans and communicates to patient care teams.
- Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and directs care for neonatal, pediatric and adult transport patients.
- Validates the quality of the results with high proficiency and minimal supervision; Formulates a respiratory care plan for all transport 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 with high proficiency and with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrates effective communication skills and seeks out opportunities to improve communication and relationships with Transport team members, patients and families as well as community facilities.
- Administers basic and advanced respiratory therapeutic interventions (Heliox, Nitric Oxide, CNB Chest Wall Oscillation, etc.) with high proficiency and minimal supervision; Establishes and manages basic/complex forms of mechanical ventilation (HFO, NiPPV, 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.
- Applies departmental protocols and clinical practice guidelines with high precision and compliance when indicated and does so without supervision; Routinely applies new techniques and procedures with high proficiently within 30 days of training/orientation; Instructs staff on quality improvement (QI processes).;Meets Clinical Ladder criteria by participating in required elective (ie quality and/or clinical) pathways.
- Applies statistical analysis into workflow or quality projects.
- Supports Rapid Responses, MSETS, Full Trauma Activations, and intra-hospital transport functions when not actively involved in transport; Serves a resource to other Respiratory therapists.
- Routinely records data for the QI processes within the department; Takes an active role in data capturing and analysis; Is actively involved with learning and statistical analysis.
- Acts as a role model and assists in the professional development of team members caring for transport population; Collaborates with education team in the development and implementation of competency-based education plans for transport team, evaluating the effectiveness of team member learning and revising education programs as appropriate.
- Takes a proactive role in all aspects of training; Is actively involved in staff education, orientation and student clinical time; Teaches more than one in-service topic to staff each year; Develops and refines individual techniques; Documents more than 95% of care provided with a high degree of accuracy in more than 95% of patients cared for.
- Documents according to protocols and/or charting templates; Provides educational training to patients and/or family members as appropriate.
- Consistently communicates accurate therapeutic and patient information with healthcare team members on care plans and does so in a manner consistent with Inova Health System's standards; Actively seeks ways to assist other members of healthcare team.
- May perform additional duties as assigned.
Additional Requirements
Education - Graduate of an accredited CoARC respiratory care program Education - 8 Transport Specific CEU's Experience - 5 Years in PICU or other relevant ICU setting Certification - BLS. PALS, NPS, ACLS from AHA upon start Certification - Certified Neonatal Pediatric Transport, Neonatal Pediatric Specialist Respiratory Care, Registered Respiratory Therapist - Adult Critical Care Upon Start License - RRT and VA license Upon Start Work Environment - Adult Cardiovascular Patients
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Inova Health System
parental leave, paid time off
Apr 04, 2025