Registered Respiratory Therapist Job in Jackson, MS

Summary

This job is open to

• The public

  U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

**Current permanent VA employees and Federal employees from other federal agencies should apply under CBST-12757378-25-SC.**

Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional

The RRT provides respiratory care to patients on the Intensive Care Units, general wards, primary care clinics, subspecialty clinics, Community Living Center, Sleep Lab, Bronchoscopy Lab, Electrocardiogram Lab, Pulmonary Function Lab Recovery Room, and Emergency Department using the full range of Respiratory Services. Major duties for the position include, but are not limited to:

• Performs emergency tracheal intubation upon certification.
• Performs airway management during a cardiac or respiratory arrest. Often assists with other aspects of CPR.
• Responds to all STAT pages regarding a patient's respiratory, EKGs and ABGs status making an assessment and providing emergency ventilatory and/or oxygenation.
• Initiates Mechanical Ventilation (MV) management, selecting the equipment and settings relative to the patient's needs. This may also involve such modalities as high frequency ventilation, PEEP, and other state of the art techniques.
• Monitors MV via ABG results, chest auscultation, chest X-rays, bedside pulmonary function, clinical observation and adjusts parameters accordingly.
• Maintains the patient on mechanical ventilation providing periodic checks, appropriate troubleshooting, and equipment maintenance.
• Removes patient from MV via appropriate monitoring and waning techniques to determine the patient's ability to breathe spontaneously.
• Performs airway management responsibilities, to include suctioning, securing the airway, and other hygiene functions are shared with nursing personnel.
• Performs suctioning-nasotracheal and endotracheal, chest physiotherapy, administration of aerosolized pharmacological agent, assistance with the selection, placement, monitoring, cuff integrity and subsequent change of both endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes.
• Administers and monitors oxygen per policy and procedure manual.
• Initiates hyperinflation therapies to include incentive spirometry or Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing in accordance with physician's orders and appropriateness of care.
• Performs Arterial Blood Gas punctures (radial/brachial, and femoral sticks with physician approval), analysis and reports results to physician and or primary nurse and may assist in the placement or drawing from indwelling arterial lines.
• Measures static compliance, critical lung volumes and lows, and pressures for trend information. Calculates additional complex formulas related to the patient's critical status.
• Performs simple pulmonary function studies (vital capacity, tidal volumes, negative Inspiratory force, etc.) and recommends various forms of weaning procedures to the Attending Physician and house staff physicians.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
• You may be required to serve a trial period.
• Subject to background/security investigation.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).

How You Will Be Evaluated

Required Documents

How to Apply

All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 07/17/2025 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12757379.

1. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.

Next steps

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certificate(s) is issued and applicants will be notified of their status by email. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made.

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NOTE: Participation in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement that all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccination or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccination has been granted. HCP in violation of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locations or who come into contact with VA patients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locations include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associated clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrative, remote and onsite, paid and without compensation, full- and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work at these facilities. HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with patients outside VA medical facilities.