Respiratory Care Practitioner

Hourly wage estimate: $36.90 - $55.35. The estimate represents the typical wage range for candidates hired in this role. Factors such as specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees in the role may determine your actual salary.

About the role

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. 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.

Responsibilities

• Assess respiratory status by performing focused exams, interpreting breath sounds and airway patency, and determining the need for respiratory interventions.
• Deliver evidence-based therapy by providing oxygen support, aerosolized medications, airway clearance techniques, and other treatments across emergency, critical care, and acute settings.
• Manage 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.
• Support 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.
• Maintain 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.
• Administer all therapy modalities to adult, pediatric, and newborn patients per physician’s orders.
• Initiate, operate, and monitor mechanical ventilators for all age groups.
• Perform arterial puncture, and blood gas and electrolyte analysis.
• Respond to all rapid response and code blue calls.
• Adhere to established quality control procedures.
• Verify all physician orders prior to therapy.
• Conduct thorough, accurate report to oncoming staff.
• Enter all patient contacts into Meditech.
• Participate in all areas of departmental duties, including assistance in new employee orientation, precepting students, and continuing education.
• Perform regular equipment rounds.
• Initiate and document patient teaching including family and/or significant others.
• Use appropriate Patient Education documentation.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of NICU experience.
• Graduate of an accredited School of Respiratory Care (Associate’s degree).
• Current VA license as a Respiratory Care Practitioner or license pending State Board results.
• BLS for Healthcare Providers through the AHA or CPR through the American Red Cross.

Preferred Qualifications

• One year of experience in area of clinical expertise.
• B.S. degree or currently enrolled in a B.S. program.
• Certified Respiratory Therapist and/or Registered Respiratory Therapist.
• ACLS, PALS, NRP, STABLE certifications.

Benefits

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center 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.

About the employer

Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 2010. Our 130+ bed hospital is one of the leading community hospitals for the Fredericksburg area and is part of HCA Virginia, the commonwealth's most comprehensive healthcare network. We offer a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical services, including a 24-hour emergency room, advanced-technology operating rooms, cancer care center, advanced imaging, heart and vascular care, obstetrics and neonatal care, intensive care, and psychiatric care.

At Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, our "care like family" culture extends to our patients, our people, and our community. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times and has spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.