Respiratory Therapist - $29-58 per hour
Company: Inova Health System
Location: Leesburg
Posted on: September 25, 2024
Job Description:
Inova Health System is seeking a Respiratory Therapist for a job
in Leesburg, Virginia.Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Respiratory Therapist
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Duration: Ongoing
- Shift: nights
- Employment Type: StaffThe Respiratory Therapist 3 administers
advanced respiratory care therapeutics and diagnostic services with
a high level of skill and proficiency. Integrates knowledge,
skills, and experience to promote optimum patient care. Utilizes
standards, guidelines, protocols, and pathways for optimal care
delivery. Incorporates data and information to continually improve
care/practice to enhance outcomes is essential. Works effectively
and appropriately while communicating with other healthcare team
members, patients, and families.Job Responsibilities- 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 95 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 patient care
teams.- Performs tests, collects specimens in addition to dating,
validating and interpreting basic/complex diagnostic testing (e.g.
bronchoscopy samples, complex PFT's).- Validates the quality of the
results with high proficiency and minimal supervision. Formulates a
respiratory care plan for almost all 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 (e.g.
contacting physicians or care teams) with high proficiency and with
minimal supervision.- Administers basic and advanced respiratory
therapeutic interventions (e.g., heliox, nitric oxide, CNB Chest
Wall Oscillation, etc.) with high proficiency and minimal
supervision. Establishes and manages basic/complex forms of
mechanical ventilation (e.g., HFO, NPPV, 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 proficiency within 30 days
of training/orientation. Instructs staff on quality improvement
(QI) processes. Meets Clinical Ladder criteria by participating in
required elective (i.e. quality and/or clinical) pathways.-
Routinely records data for the QI processes within the department
(i.e. SBT screening, ARDS/ALI screening, PDP bronchodilator
assessment).- If applicable, takes an active role in data capturing
and analysis. Is actively involved with learning and statistical
analysis.- 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 percent of care provided with a high degree of accuracy in
more than 95 percent 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 the healthcare team. Receives at
least one validated commendation from co-workers, physicians,
nurses and supervisor during the evaluation year. Has no
substantiated complaints from staff/co-workers during the
evaluation year.- May perform additional duties as
assigned.Additional Requirements Certification - Basic Life
Support; Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT). One of the
following (ACLS, PALS or NRP); In addition, must possess one of the
following: an additional Advance Certification (ACLS, PALS or NRP)
or an Advanced Credential (ACCS, AEC, NPS, RPFT, CPFT or SDS) or a
relevant Bachelors DegreeLicensure - Licensed Respiratory Therapist
Upon Start Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a
Respiratory TherapistExperience - Two years of critical care
experienceEducation - Respiratory Therapy Graduate of an accredited
CoARC (The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care)
respiratory care program.Inova Job ID #661315. Posted job title:
respiratory therapist 3
Keywords: Inova Health System, Potomac , Respiratory Therapist - $29-58 per hour, Healthcare , Leesburg, Maryland
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