Sentara Health is currently recruiting for Registered Respiratory Therapists to work at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in downtown Norfolk, VA.

**Up to $20K Sign-on Bonus Available****Relocation, Housing, & Moving Allowance available to qualifying candidates outside of geographic area.** 

Are you looking for more? More autonomy, more innovative care and more engagement as a valued member of the team? We're looking for you - a highly motivated Respiratory Therapist who wants to collaborate with nurses, physicians and others using RT-driven protocols to provide exceptional care for our patients.   Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is a 525-bed academic medical center and the region's only Level I trauma center. We are also the proud home of Nightingale, the first hospital-based air ambulance in Virginia. Sentara Norfolk General Hospital includes Sentara Heart Hospital, the area's first and only dedicated heart hospital. Within our variety of high-acuity, highly specialized units, we have nine ICUs (including burns, neuro, vascular, cardiac, general medicine and progressive ventilation). As a Respiratory Therapist at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, you will learn a multitude of advanced practices such as the use of esophageal balloon-guided ventilation, advanced ventilator strategies including lung protective ventilation and monitoring of indices that have been proven to reduce ventilator induce lung injury (VILI). Our respiratory-driven protocols afford our therapists the ability to use all of the tools in their tool belts (use of APRV, Volumetric Diffusive Respiration etc.). Our department's proactive approach is applauded and encourage by our physicians, nurses and other colleagues. But don't take our word for it - listen to what they have to say here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlkArBUyxpA   Our team also believes in setting you up for success. So we created a residency program to give new hires the tools and support they need to succeed. We train our therapists not only to be able to perform a task, but the science and reason behind it. We encourage our therapists to be proactive, think outside the box and ask questions. We understand the importance of balancing your home life with your work life too. So we provide self-scheduling to support our team’s needs.

 Are you ready to unwind and enjoy more work/life balance?  Sentara Benefits: Sentara employees strive to make our communities healthier places to live. We’re setting the standard for medical excellence within a vibrant, creative, and highly productive workplace. For more information about our employee benefits, Benefits - Sentara (sentaracareers.com) Join our team, where we are committed to quality healthcare, improving health every day, and provide the opportunity for training, development, growth!

Required Qualifications:

Associates or Bachelor's degree required. Non degreed applicants with RRT credentials prior to January 1, 2006 and graduates from a military RT program with RRT credentials will also be considered.

State license, active NBRC RRT and BLS required at time of hire. For new graduates only, must have State license and BLS at time of hire, and must obtain NBRC RRT within 6 months of hire date.

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The Registered Respiratory Therapist builds upon the overall pulmonary management in identifying and implementing physician directed respiratory care interventions for an individual or a group of patients. Works cooperatively with nursing and other health care team members for professional respiratory care practice for all patients ranging in ages from neonates to adults in all clinical and ambulatory settings. Responsible for the appropriate age specific assessment and treatment of patients. May have access to, or oversight of Protected Health Information (PHI) in the course of carrying out position duties. Associates or Bachelor's degree required. 7900SE - Driver's License. Active RRT from NBRC and hold State licensure required. Non degreed applicants with RRT credentials prior to January 1, 2006 will also be considered. Graduates from a military RT program with RRT credentials will also be considered.Respiratory Therapist License - Montana - MontanaRespiratory Therapist License - Iowa - IowaRespiratory Therapist License - Indiana - IndianaRespiratory Therapist License - Missouri - MissouriRespiratory Therapist License - Idaho - IdahoRespiratory Therapist License - Georgia - GeorgiaRespiratory Therapist License - Florida - FloridaRespiratory Therapist License - Delaware - DelawareRespiratory Therapist License - Colorado - ColoradoRespiratory Therapist License - Arkansas - ArkansasRespiratory Therapist License - Arizona - ArizonaRespiratory Therapist License - Alabama - AlabamaRespiratory Therapist License - State license - Other/NationalRegistered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - Certification - National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) RQIRespiratory Therapist License - Wyoming - WyomingRespiratory Therapist License - Wisconsin - WisconsinRespiratory Therapist License - West Virginia - West VirginiaRespiratory Therapist License - State license - Virginia Department of Health Professionals (VADHP)Respiratory Therapist License - Utah - UtahRespiratory Therapist License - Texas - TexasRespiratory Therapist License - Tennessee - TennesseeRespiratory Therapist License - South Dakota - South DakotaRespiratory Therapist License - South Carolina - South CarolinaRespiratory Therapist License - Oklahoma - OklahomaRespiratory Therapist License - North Dakota - North DakotaRespiratory Therapist License - Mississippi - MississippiRespiratory Therapist License - State license - North Carolina Respiratory Care Board (NCRCB)Respiratory Therapist License - Maryland - MarylandRespiratory Therapist License - New Mexico - New MexicoRespiratory Therapist License - Maine - MaineRespiratory Therapist License - New Jersey - New JerseyRespiratory Therapist License - Louisiana - LouisianaRespiratory Therapist License - New Hampshire - New HampshireRespiratory Therapist License - Kentucky - KentuckyRespiratory Therapist License - Nebraska - NebraskaRespiratory Therapist License - Kansas - KansasBachelor's Level DegreeAssociate's Level DegreeClinical Respiratory Care 1 yearCritical ThinkingCommunicationTroubleshootingMathematics