Job Title: Registered Respiratory Therapist

One Position:  Full-time

Duty Location:  Gainesville, Florida

Vacancy exists for one full-time Registered Respiratory Therapist at the VA Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida. Tour of Duty:  7:30 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (Rotating days off).  The incumbent will be responsible performing respiratory care procedures in emergency or critical care areas and wards.

Candidates must be U.S. citizens and be proficient in spoken and written English; and must meet the physical requirements of the position. Basic Requirements for RRT, GS-601-8:  Has a certificate as an RRT from the NBRC and a registry number, or a certificate from another body that the NBRC recognizes as its credentialing equivalent.  Applicant must possess one year of successful experience related to respiratory therapy at the GS-7 level or equivalent, administering assisted and controlled ventilation to patients with tracheotomies and other complex medical problems requiring frequent adjustments in ventilator parameters; administering and monitoring advanced ventilator techniques such as positive end expiratory pressure and continuous positive airway pressure; developing plans for weaning patients from ventilators; assessing the respiratory status of patients using data acquired through physical observation and clinical analysis of blood gas data, chest x-rays, and electrocardiogram to determine the effectiveness of therapy being administered and to make recommendations to physicians regarding changes in treatment; performing the most difficult respiratory therapy procedures to maintain ventilations, including endotracheal intubations, tracheal lavage, and tracheotomy care; arterial line placements; and providing in-service training to others in various specialized areas of respiratory care.

This job is being filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.

The materials you send with your application will not be returned.

You will be required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.

FAXES ARE NOT ALLOWED, UNLESS PRIOR APPROVAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY THE SPECIALIST/ASSISTANT HANDLING THIS RECRUITMENT.  IF APPROVED, FAXES SENT FROM A GOVERNMENT FACILITY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 

Applications must be submitted to: Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, ATTN:          HRMS (05), 1601 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL  32608.  Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

Applicants who are current employees of the NF/SG VHS must submit a letter of interest and updated resume to their Human Resources Management Service (05B4).

 Applicants who are current employees of other VA stations must submit or VA Form 10-2850c (Application for Associated Health Occupations), copies of their last two performance appraisals, and a copy of their current certification.

Applicants who are not VA employees must submit a completed VA Form 10-2850c, copies of their last two performance appraisals; and a copy of their current certification.

Applications must be submitted to: North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Human Resources Management Service (05B4), 1601 S.W. Archer Road, Gainesville, Florida 32608. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Relocation expenses are not authorized. FAXES ARE NOT ALLOWED.  If additional information is desired, contact Joan Kelley of Human Resources Management Service at (352) 376-1611, extension 5083.

Joan Kelley Phone: (352) 374-6009 Email: Joan.Kelley@med.va.gov

Or write: Department Of Veterans Affairs Malcom Randall VA Medical Center 1601 SW ARcher Rd. (05B4) Gainesville, FL 32608 US