Registered Respiratory Therapist

CJW Medical Center; Richmond (VA); Sur place; USD 64 000 - 89 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Johnston-Willis Hospital in Richmond, VA is seeking a Respiratory Therapist to guide patients through routine care and critical moments. You’ll perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures while managing invasive and noninvasive ventilation across care settings, with access to advanced respiratory technology and mentorship from RT leaders.

You will join a dependable, collaborative team that supports ongoing professional growth and provides stable scheduling to deliver high‑quality patient care

Qualifications

• BCLS must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• NBRC-CRT, or RRT/RCP-State credential, or an Associate Degree, or Vocational School Graduate.

Responsabilités

• Assess respiratory status and determine need for interventions.
• Deliver oxygen, aerosolized meds, airway clearance techniques and related therapies.
• Manage ventilation and airway support, including invasive and noninvasive modes.
• Educate patients and families and support the care team, including newborn stabilization as needed.
• Maintain and transport equipment, ensure infection-prevention standards.

Connaissances

BCLS within 30 days

Formation

NBRC-CRT / RRT / RCP or Associate Degree

Vocational School Graduate

Description du poste

Hourly Wage Estimate: $30.64 - $42.90 / hour

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Job Summary And Qualifications

As a Respiratory Therapist, you’ll play an essential role in guiding patients through both routine care and critical moments. You’ll perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures while managing invasive and noninvasive ventilation across a variety of care settings. You’ll have access to advanced respiratory technology, mentorship from experienced RT leaders, and the support of a dependable, collaborative team that will set you up for success and ongoing professional growth. And with consistent, predictable scheduling, you’ll have the stability and resources to deliver your best care, continue building your expertise, and make a lasting impact on patient health every day.

Your role will include:

• Assessing respiratory status by performing focused exams, interpreting breath sounds and airway patency, and determining the need for respiratory interventions.
• Delivering evidence-based therapy by providing oxygen support, aerosolized medications, airway clearance techniques, and other treatments across emergency, critical care, and acute settings.
• Managing ventilation and airways by assisting with artificial airway placement, initiating and adjusting invasive and noninvasive ventilation, monitoring patient responses, and responding quickly to clinical changes or emergencies.
• Supporting patients and the care team by educating patients and families, serving as a clinical resource, partnering with physicians and nurses, and helping stabilize newborns during deliveries when needed.
• Maintaining equipment and safety by setting up, operating, and cleaning respiratory equipment; ensuring readiness and preventive maintenance; transporting ventilated patients safely; and following all infection-prevention standards.

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (NBRC-CRT) Certified Respiratory Therapist, or (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner, or Associate Degree, or Vocational School Graduate

Benefits

Johnston-Willis Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 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
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Johnston-Willis Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1909, giving patient's access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than a century of pioneering healthcare, our 290+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities for Greater Richmond and the Tri-Cities area. We offer a full range of healthcare services, with specialties in cancer care, and neuroscience at our first-in-Richmond Neuroscience and Gamma Knife Center, and we are the first in the United States for HCA Healthcare, and the first in Central Virginia to offer Focused Ultrasound for essential tremors. With our sister facility, Chippenham Hospital, we've provided and continue to provide a wide range of services to Central Virginia.

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