Respiratory Therapist

Hourly wage estimate: $34.21 - $47.89. Factors such as skills, experience, and comparison to other employees in this role may determine your actual salary.

About the role

The Respiratory Therapist coordinates and delivers high-quality, patient-centered respiratory care in accordance with department requirements and consistent with scope and standards of practice. As part of the patient care team, the Respiratory Therapist performs diagnostic tests and therapeutic procedures, monitors patients receiving invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation, and supports the facility’s standards of performance while promoting the organization’s vision, mission, and values.

Responsibilities

• Performs and documents patient assessment, including breath sounds, airway patency, and cuff pressure.
• Conducts diagnostic procedures to evaluate the need for, and response to, respiratory therapy.
• Administers respiratory care therapies, including oxygen delivery, aerosol medication delivery, and chest physiotherapy.
• Assists with placement of artificial airways.
• Initiates, monitors, and maintains mechanical ventilation.
• Monitors patient for therapeutic response; notifies provider and intervenes as appropriate in the event of an unintended response.
• Documents the administration of care in the patient medical record.
• Assists with transportation of ventilator-dependent patients.
• Responds to emergent patient situations and ensures airway integrity and adequate ventilation during resuscitation as required.
• Assists at deliveries as requested for neonatal resuscitation and/or stabilization.
• Follows Standard Precautions, using personal protective equipment as required.
• Instructs patient and family members about patient condition and proper methods of respiratory therapy.
• Serves as a clinical resource; provides or assists in direct care when appropriate to complex patients.
• Consults with physicians and other healthcare providers to communicate patient progress.
• Performs duties related to setting up, operating, cleaning, sterilizing, and storing respiratory therapy equipment; facilitates needed repairs and preventive maintenance.
• Performs all other applicable duties as defined in the professional scope of practice and hospital policies.
• Practices and adheres to the “Code of Conduct” and “Mission and Value Statement.”

Requirements

• Associate or Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school for Respiratory Therapy (required).
• 1+ years' experience in respiratory care (preferred).
• Currently licensed as a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) in the state(s) of practice, in accordance with law and regulation.
• Transition from a CRT to a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) in the state(s) of practice, in accordance with law and regulation.
• Credentialed active member of the NBRC.
• Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).

Benefits

Reston Hospital Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues, including:

• 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.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

About the organization

Reston Hospital Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1986. Our 230+ bed hospital is a leading acute care facility in Reston and the Northern Virginia region, offering a full range of medical services, including 24-hour emergency care. Specialties include maternal/child health, surgical services (inpatient and outpatient), urological services (including lithotripsy), cancer care with state-of-the-art radiation therapy, rehabilitation therapy programs, and diagnostic imaging.

• Certified Stroke Center.
• Certified Total Joint Center.
• Only accredited Chest Pain Center in Northern Virginia.
• Only hospital in Northern Virginia to receive Joint Commission designation as a Top Performer on Key Quality measures for multiple consecutive years.

Reston Hospital Center fosters a "care like family" culture, extending compassionate care to patients, colleagues, and the community. HCA Healthcare, our parent organization, has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times and has invested an estimated $3.7 billion in charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses in recent years.