What are the responsibilities and job description for the Interventional Pulmonology Respiratory Therapist position at Inova Health System?
Inova Fairfax Hospital is looking for a dedicated Interventional Pulmonology Respiratory Therapist to join the team. This role will be Full-Time Monday Through Friday. 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.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs pre-procedure assessment. Reviews pre-procedural patient information including H & P, medications, allergies.
- Coordinates planned care with other healthcare team members.
- Displays a strong foundation in physiology along with a strong understanding of the respiratory system
- Implements principles of aseptic technique utilizing a thorough knowledge of basic infection control practices.
- Implements knowledge of diagnostic and therapeutic scopes and high-level disinfection process.
- Adheres to department policies and protocols to ensure that all procedures are optimized for patient care and diagnosis/treatment. Demonstrates patient safety by use of guard rails, braking mechanisms, shielding, safety straps, and patient monitoring.
- Provides interventional pulmonary services including advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy (EBUS, navigational bronchoscopy, robotic bronchoscopy), therapeutic bronchoscopy for benign and malignant disease (including foreign body removal, airway stenting, bronchoplasty, cryo spray, Argon plasma coagulation), endobronchial valve placement, bronchial thermoplasty, thoracentesis, medical pleuroscopy, placement and management of indwelling pleural catheters, pleurodesis.
- Routinely records data for the QI processes within the department
- Administers advanced respiratory care therapeutics and diagnostic services with a high level of skill and proficiency including Nebulizer treatment, high flow set up, Ventilator &Bipap initiation, obtain ABG and implementing broncho hygienic therapy techniques.
- May apply additional duties as assigned.
Additional Requirements
- Licensure - Current license to practice as a Respiratory Therapist in the State
- Certification - RRT Upon Start, BLS, ACLS, PALS from AHA Upon Start or an advanced Credential (ACCS, AEC, NPS, RPFT, CPFT, OR SDS) or relevant bachelor's degree.
- Experience - 5 years' experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist. 3 of those years must be in critical care; additional experience can be in critical care, advanced diagnostics with multiple age populations or home health.
- Education - Graduation from an accredited Respiratory Therapy program by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).
As a recipient of federal financial assistance, Inova Health System (“Inova”) does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services or benefits under any of its programs or activities, whether carried out by Inova directly or through a contractor or any other entity with which Inova arranges to carry out its programs and activities.
This policy is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, and regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to these statutes at 45 C.F.R. Parts 80, 84, 91 and 92, respectively.
Salary : $5,250