Registered Respiratory Therapist
APN Healthcare Services Inc
Fredericksburg, VA
5x8 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Respiratory Therapist

Fredericksburg, VA

schedule Full-time • NIGHTS ONLY (Rotating Weekends)

Job Responsibilities

• 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. 

Job Qualifications

 (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner

• Basic Cardiac Life Support, or CPR, or Associate Degree, or Vocational School Graduate, or Certificate must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date