Respiratory Therapist

Company: Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
Location: Fredericksburg
Posted on: February 24, 2021

Job Description:

Description SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)
SCHEDULE: Full-time


Come join us at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center! We are a 133 bed acute care hospital, opened in 2010 and located south of Fredericksburg, VA off I-95. As one of the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) family, we are proud to be ranked as one of the safest hospitals in the U.S. We offer a wide range of healthcare services with a patient-first, community-centered approach including:

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  A 24-hour emergency room
  
  
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  Advanced-technology operating rooms
  
  
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  Cancer care center
  
  
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  Advanced imaging, including CT, MRI and nuclear medicine
  
  
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  Heart and vascular care
  
  
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  Obstetrics and neonatal care (NICU)
  
  
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  Intensive care
  
  
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  Psychiatric care
  
  
  
  Do want to join a team of dedicated professionals, all of whom deliver award-winning care?- Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center is looking for a dynamic, experienced Registered Respiratory Therapist-to join our close-knit Respiratory Therapy family.-Are you are a patient centric professional who embodies HCA's mission to commit to the care and improvement of human life? Do you have two to four years of critical care experience? If you are proactive, goal oriented team player with the ability to work independently the Respiratory Therapist position is for you.
  
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  The duties and responsibilities of the-Respiratory Therapist include, but are not limited to:-
  
  
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    Administers all therapy modalities to adult/pediatric/newborn patients per physician's orders.
    
    
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    Initiates, operates and monitors mechanical ventilators for all age groups.-----------------------------------------------------
    
    
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    Performs arterial puncture, and blood gas and electrolyte analysis.
    
    
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    Responds to all code blue situations.-------- ----------------------------------------------------------
    
    
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    Adheres to established quality control procedures.
    
    
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    Verifies all physician orders prior to therapy.
    
    
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    Conducts thorough, accurate report to oncoming staff.
    
    
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    Enters all patient contacts into Meditech.
    
    
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    Participates in all areas of departmental duties, including assistance in new employee orientation, precepting students and continuing education.
    
    
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    Performs regular equipment rounds.
    
    
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    Initiates and documents patient teaching including family and/or significant others.- Uses appropriate Patient Education documentation.-
    
    
    
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    We value you and your future. HCA is proud to offer great leadership, a nurturing environment, many opportunities for growth and development, competitive pay and great full-time/part benefits including multiple health insurance plan options, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment assistance and many more programs to cover a wide variety of today's life and family needs.- In addition to your salary and health insurance benefits, HCA provides a matching 401k as well as an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Members of HCA receive consumer discounts on cell phones, hotels, rental cars, and many others. Interviews are being set immediately so apply today!
    
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    About HCA:
    
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    HCA is one of the nation's leading providers of healthcare services; HCA is comprised of locally managed facilities that include-186 hospitals and 119 freestanding surgery centers located in 21 U.S. states and in the United Kingdom. HCA is ranked number 63 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently recognized for being one of the "Worlds Most Admired Companies" and--World's Most Ethical companies-
    
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    Qualifications
    
    
    EXPERIENCE
    
    
    Preferred ----- One year experience in area of clinical
    expertise to which applying
    
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    2 years of NICU experience
    
    EDUCATION
    
    
    Required ----- Graduate of an accredited School of
    Respiratory Care (Associates degree)
    
    Preferred ----- B.S. degree or currently enrolled in B.S.
    program.
    
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    LICENSURE
    AND CERTIFICATIONS
    
    
    Required ----- Current VA license as a Respiratory Care
    Practitioner or License pending State Board results
    
    ----------------------- AHA BLS for Healthcare Practitioners
    
    
    Preferred - --- Certified Respiratory Therapist and/or
    Registered Respiratory Therapist
    
    ----------------------- ACLS, PALS, NRP, STABLE
    
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    employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and
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