Respiratory Therapist, Registered

Respiratory Therapist, Registered

Join our team and take your career in respiratory therapy to new heights! Whether you're a recent graduate eager to launch your career or an experienced therapist looking for your next challenge, we have opportunities for you. We offer competitive compensation, $20,000 sign-on and relocation bonuses, and a supportive work environment where you'll be empowered to make a difference. Plus, as a UVA Health employee, you'll have access to outstanding benefits and resources to support your personal, professional, and financial goals. At UVA Health, we're proud to be an integral part of The University of Virginia (UVA). As the academic medical center of UVA, we combine the resources and expertise of a world-class university with the compassionate care and innovation of a leading healthcare institution. Our affiliation with UVA ensures that our patients benefit from cutting-edge research, top-tier medical education, and a multidisciplinary approach to healthcare. We're dedicated to excellence in healthcare, and we're seeking skilled clinicians like you who demonstrate advanced knowledge, assessment, and therapeutic skills for respiratory conditions. As a Respiratory Therapist, you'll have the chance to consistently perform at the highest level, incorporating other system assessments into care and reliably demonstrating excellent practice and documentation to department standards with minimal-to-no-variation. Collaborative care, professional growth, and innovation are key components of this role. These roles are responsible for evaluating, treating, and caring for patients with breathing and cardiopulmonary disorders. Respiratory therapists provide oxygen therapy, manage ventilators, conduct breathing exercises, and monitor lung function to ensure patients receive optimal respiratory care. Individual contributors with responsibility in a clinical discipline or specialty. Typically involves diagnosing, treating, and caring for patients, and often include face-to-face interactions with patients. May also spend some time designing and implementing clinical programs, policies, and services using specialized knowledge and skills. Specialty license or certification required which is acquired through advanced education, training and/or experience. This career stream will be most commonly applied to patient care and/or scientific/laboratory technologist jobs. Requires basic knowledge of job procedures and tools obtained through work experience and require vocational or technical education. Works under moderate supervision. Problems are typically of a routine nature but may at times require interpretation or deviation from standard procedures. Communicates information that requires some explanation or interpretation.

Minimum requirements include a graduate of an accredited respiratory therapy educational program, a bachelor's degree in Respiratory Therapy required within 5 years of hire/transfer for all hires/transfers after 2019, 12 months of acute/critical care Respiratory Therapy clinical experience, active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential with the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC), licensed to practice as a Respiratory Therapist in the Commonwealth of Virginia, American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification, and active NBRC Specialty Credential (e.g., RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS) required within 2 years of hire for Medical Center Respiratory Therapists; ACLS required for TCH Respiratory Therapists within 3 months of hire. The starting base rate for this role is $34.01 hourly. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education. The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA's commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.