Respiratory Therapist - RRT
About The Position
Sentara Health is hiring a Registered Respiratory Therapist for a full-time night-shift position at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. The hospital is a 525-bed academic medical center and the region’s only Level I trauma center, with nine ICUs and specialized services including Sentara Heart Hospital and a burn trauma unit. Respiratory therapists collaborate with nurses, physicians, and other colleagues using respiratory-therapist-driven protocols to provide patient care. The role offers opportunities to work with advanced practices and ventilation strategies, including esophageal balloon-guided ventilation, lung-protective ventilation, APRV, and volumetric diffusive respiration. A residency program supports new hires in learning both clinical tasks and the science behind them. Self-scheduling is available to support work-life balance. The position offers a sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 for qualified full-time candidates. Experienced therapists and new graduates may qualify. Relocation, moving, and housing allowances are available to candidates outside the geographic area. The full-time hourly base pay range is $37.61 to $55.27; additional compensation may include shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonuses. Sentara offers medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage; retirement plans with employer match; paid time off and leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and other voluntary benefits.
Requirements
- Associate or bachelor's degree, unless the applicant has RRT credentials earned before January 1, 2006, or graduated from a military respiratory therapy program and holds RRT credentials.
- State respiratory license.
- NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential. New graduates must obtain the NBRC RRT within six months of hire.
- BLS certification at time of hire.
- No experience required.
Nice To Haves
- One year of respiratory care experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with nurses, physicians, and other colleagues to provide patient care using respiratory-therapist-driven protocols.
- Use advanced respiratory care practices and ventilation strategies in a high-acuity hospital setting.
- Participate in a proactive approach to respiratory care and apply clinical reasoning in practice.
Benefits
- Up to $20,000 sign-on bonus for qualified full-time candidates.
- Relocation, moving, and housing allowances may be available to candidates outside the geographic area.
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Adoption, fertility, and surrogacy reimbursement up to $10,000.
- Paid time off and sick leave.
- Paid parental and family caregiver leave.
- Emergency backup care.
- Long-term and short-term disability and critical illness plans.
- Life insurance.
- 401(k)/403(b) with employer match.
- Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education.
- Student debt pay down up to $10,000.
- Pet insurance.
- Legal resources plan.
- Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus, subject to system and employee eligibility criteria.
- Potential additional compensation such as shift differentials, on-call pay, overtime, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
