Respiratory Therapist Transport 1
About The Position
Inova Fairfax Hospital is seeking a dedicated Respiratory Therapist Transport 1 to join their team. This is a Full-Time position with 36 hours per week, working from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, including weekends. A sign-on and relocation bonus are available. Inova is recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality, and patient experience, and is consistently ranked as a top employer in the D.C. metro area and the nation. The role involves interfacility transport and requires advanced proficiency in ventilator management, complex interventions, and interdisciplinary collaboration in dynamic transport environments. The therapist will assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and direct care for neonatal, pediatric, and adult transport patients, validating quality with high proficiency and minimal supervision. They will formulate and integrate respiratory care plans, establish and recommend therapeutic interventions, and administer basic and advanced respiratory interventions. Effective communication skills are essential for collaborating with transport team members, patients, families, and community facilities.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited CoARC respiratory care program
- BLS, PALS, NPR, ACLS from AHA upon start
- RRT Upon start and VA License
- 3 years in PICU or other relevant ICU setting
Nice To Haves
- Neonatal Pediatric Specialist Respiratory Care and Registered Respiratory Therapist Adult Critical Care with 12 months
- Pediatric certifications required upon start only if role is directly associated with PEDS.
Responsibilities
- Encompasses all the clinical, leadership, and quality expectations of the Respiratory Therapist 3 role while incorporating responsibilities of interfacility transport.
- Demonstrates advanced proficiency in ventilator management, complex interventions, and interdisciplinary collaboration in dynamic transport environments.
- Assess, plan, and implement, evaluate, and direct 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.
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision coverage
- robust team member wellness program
- Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
- up to $5,250 per year in education assistance
- up to $10,000 for student loans
- 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
- paid time off
- paid parental leave
- flexible work schedules
- remote and hybrid career opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
