Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Description

Registered Respiratory Therapists are respiratory care practitioners who have passed the NBRC registry exam and work under medical direction to treat, manage, diagnose, and provide ongoing care for cardiopulmonary deficiencies and abnormalities. The role includes around-the-clock patient assessment and respiratory therapy planning across inpatient and outpatient settings. Duties include diagnostic evaluation, therapeutic modalities, emergency/acute care, airway and ventilation management, and coordination with the healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Review, collect, and evaluate clinical data

• Formulate and update respiratory therapy plans based on patient assessment

• Communicate orally and in writing with healthcare team members for changes and recommendations

• Provide patient, student, and co-worker education and training

• Perform fundamental and advanced diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for adult and geriatric patients

• Deliver emergency and acute respiratory therapy per hospital/department guidelines

• Participate in departmental quality assurance and hospital-wide performance improvement

• Provide outpatient services such as positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy, oxygen therapy, and COPD care

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship

• Completion of a respiratory care program accredited by CoARC (or successor)

• Full, current, unrestricted state license to practice as an RRT (maintain during employment)

• Valid, current, unrestricted RRT credential (maintain during employment)

• Proficiency in written and spoken English

• Subject to background/security investigation

• Pass pre-employment physical examination

• Complete online onboarding and pre-employment requirements (including I-9)

• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program

• Selective Service registration (for eligible males born after 12/31/1959)

• Ability to complete a 1–2 year trial period and meet conditions for continued employment

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package (eligibility depends on position type and schedule)

• Annual (vacation) leave may be available with potential credit for prior experience or military service (must be requested/approved)