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Posted: 29-Apr-25
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Type: Full Time
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Internal Number: Multiple Openings
Respiratory Therapist
Shift: Full-time
Location: 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 19148
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.
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.
Here's what you can expect in this role:
- Collaborative Care: You'll manage care and implement treatment plans in collaboration with patients, their families, physicians, and other members of the healthcare team.
- Professional Growth: We embrace professional development and support your growth through formal education, professional certification, internal/external learning, and participation in professional organizations.
- Innovation: You'll have the opportunity to demonstrate innovative application of technologies that support patient care and stay active with implementation of evidence-based practice and new knowledge generated by respiratory research endorsed by our department.
We offer competitive compensation, 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.
To qualify, you'll need:
- Education: Graduate of an accredited respiratory therapy educational program. Associate degree in respiratory therapy required; bachelor’s degree in respiratory therapy preferred.
- Licensure: Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential with the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) required. Licensed to practice as a respiratory therapist in the Commonwealth of Virginia required. American Heart Association (AHA) Healthcare Provider BLS certification required. NBRC specialty credential (e.g., RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS) preferred and required within 2 years for Medical Center respiratory therapists.
If you're ready to join a dynamic team dedicated to excellence in patient care and innovation, we'd love to hear from you! Apply now at careers.uvahealth.org to be part of something extraordinary at UVA Health.
The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System, which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group, and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, is fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspective and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.