Registered Respiratory Therapist

Job Description

Job Description

A 130-bed community hospital in Fredericksburg, VA is seeking a full-time Registered Respiratory Therapist to join a collaborative, experienced respiratory care team. The hospital offers a broad range of services including a 24-hour emergency department, intensive care, obstetrics and neonatal care, advanced imaging, and heart and vascular care.

The role. Reporting within a supportive respiratory care department, this therapist will assess respiratory status through focused exams, breath sound interpretation, and airway patency evaluation to determine appropriate interventions. Day-to-day care spans emergency, critical care, and acute settings and includes delivering evidence-based therapies such as oxygen support, aerosolized medications, and airway clearance techniques. The therapist will initiate, monitor, and adjust both invasive and noninvasive ventilation, assist with artificial airway placement, and respond rapidly to clinical changes or emergent situations. Patient and family education is a core part of the role, as is serving as a clinical resource to physicians, nurses, and the broader care team — including assisting with newborn stabilization at deliveries when needed. The therapist is also responsible for the setup, operation, preventive maintenance, and infection-safe handling of respiratory equipment, as well as the safe transport of ventilated patients.

What we're looking for.

• (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
• New graduates will be considered
• Onsite interviews will be required

Schedule. Full-time, nights only with rotating weekends.

Compensation. $32.95 - $41.42/hr plus $1,500 sign-on bonus