Registered Respiratory Therapist II

HCA Healthcare • Richmond, VA

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About The Position

At Johnston-Willis Hospital, the Registered Respiratory Therapist II assesses patients’ respiratory status, provides respiratory treatments, manages airways and ventilation, supports patients and the care team, and maintains respiratory equipment and safety standards. The role works across emergency, critical care, and acute settings and may assist with stabilizing newborns during deliveries when needed.

Johnston-Willis Hospital is a 290+ bed acute care facility serving Greater Richmond and the Tri-Cities area. It offers a broad range of healthcare services, including cancer care and neuroscience. HCA Healthcare describes its team as a community of 270,000 dedicated professionals.

Requirements

• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Neonate Resuscitate certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Must hold one of the following credentials: NBRC Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT), NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), or state Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner (RRT/RCP-State).
• Associate degree or vocational school graduate.

Responsibilities

• Assess respiratory status through focused examinations, interpretation of breath sounds and airway patency, and determination of the need for respiratory interventions.
• Provide evidence-based respiratory therapies, including oxygen support, aerosolized medications, airway clearance techniques, and other treatments across emergency, critical care, and acute settings.
• Assist with artificial airway placement; initiate and adjust invasive and noninvasive ventilation; monitor patient responses; and respond to clinical changes or emergencies.
• Educate patients and families, serve as a clinical resource, and partner with physicians and nurses.
• Help stabilize newborns during deliveries when needed.
• Set up, operate, and clean respiratory equipment; ensure equipment readiness and preventive maintenance; safely transport ventilated patients; and follow infection-prevention standards.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine benefits.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Fertility and family-building benefits and adoption assistance.
• Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans.
• Auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree