Respiratory Therapist

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Respiratory Therapist Certified with Johnston-Willis Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

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 medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues? Join the Johnston-Willis Hospital family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Respiratory Therapist Certified to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Currently offering a sign-on bonus up to $10K

Job Summary and Qualifications

SPECIFIC ELEMENTS AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Fulfills staff meeting, in-service, competency and on-going education requirements.
  
• Ensures safe and appropriate oxygen administrations through the Oxygen Therapist Driven Protocol.
• Performs non-invasive SpO 2 monitoring through pulse oximetry via overnight studies, exercise, continuous and spot checks.
• Administers all therapy modalities to patients per physician orders.
• Performs VEST therapy.
• Performs basic operations on the Meditech system.
• Sets up and operates CPAP/Bi-Level therapy.
  
• Performs arterial puncture and blood gas analysis.
• Adheres to established blood gas quality control protocol.
• Performs trouble-shooting and maintenance of Blood Gas Machine as a Super User.
• Responds and participates in all code blue situations.
• Sets up and monitors NIPPV (non-invasive positive pressure ventilation) through both Bi-Level and Volume ventilation.
• Initiates, operates and monitors Adult mechanical ventilators.
• Assists in bedside therapeutic bronchoscopies.
• Initiates, operates and monitors Nitric Oxide therapy.
• Initiates, operates and monitors Heliox therapy.
• Precepts new employees or staff members entering into a new area of training.
• Performs bedside spirometry.
• Performs Metabolic testing for spontaneously breathing and artificially ventilated patients.
• Performs intubations as needed as a member of the Code Blue team.

EDUCATION

• Vocational School Graduate (Respiratory Therapy) - Required
• Associates Degree - Preferred

EXPERIENCE

• One year critical care experience. - Required
• One year NICU/PICU experience. Knowledge and experience in basic floor care and mechanical ventilation, blood gas analysis, pulmonary function testing, bronchoscopy, capnography and oximetry equipment. - Preferred

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION

• Respiratory Therapist I: Virginia Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner OR State Registered Respiratory Therapist - Required
• Maintain NBRC credentials for Certified or Registered Respiratory Therapist - Required
• BLS - Required

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.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Respiratory Therapist Certified opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.