Registered Respiratory Therapist
Job Description
A 130-bed community hospital in Fredericksburg, VA is seeking a full-time Registered Respiratory Therapist to join a collaborative, experienced respiratory care team. The hospital offers a broad range of services including a 24-hour emergency department, intensive care, obstetrics and neonatal care, advanced imaging, and heart and vascular care.
The role. Reporting within a supportive respiratory care department, this therapist will assess respiratory status through focused exams, breath sound interpretation, and airway patency evaluation to determine appropriate interventions. Day-to-day care spans emergency, critical care, and acute settings and includes delivering evidence-based therapies such as oxygen support, aerosolized medications, and airway clearance techniques. The therapist will initiate, monitor, and adjust both invasive and noninvasive ventilation, assist with artificial airway placement, and respond rapidly to clinical changes or emergent situations. Patient and family education is a core part of the role, as is serving as a clinical resource to physicians, nurses, and the broader care team — including assisting with newborn stabilization at deliveries when needed. The therapist is also responsible for the setup, operation, preventive maintenance, and infection-safe handling of respiratory equipment, as well as the safe transport of ventilated patients.
What we're looking for.
- (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner
- Basic Cardiac Life Support, or CPR, or Associate Degree, or Vocational School Graduate, or Certificate must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
- New graduates will be considered
- Onsite interviews will be required
Schedule. Full-time, nights only with rotating weekends.
Compensation. $32.95 - $41.42/hr plus $1,500 sign-on bonus
Meet Your Recruiter
Brent McKenzie
Franchise Partner (Southwest FL)
Brent McKenzie’s career in hospitality began at his family’s resort, where he learned the business from the ground up. From there, he moved into restaurants, starting as a dishwasher and working through every role a restaurant has to offer. Over 25 years, that hands-on experience grew into more than a decade of management, including opening several new businesses of varying sizes. He capped off his hospitality career running restaurant operations at a large luxury convention hotel. Along the way, he developed a sharp eye for talent: the ability to recognize who’s ready to perform on day one, and who has the potential to grow into something bigger.
When COVID reshaped the hospitality industry in 2020, Brent brought those same instincts into healthcare recruiting. Six years in, he’s built a reputation for taking the time to understand what each client actually needs, not just the job description, but the team dynamics, the culture, and the kind of person who’ll thrive there. For candidates, he’s the kind of recruiter who listens first. He wants to know where you’re trying to go in your career, what you’re looking for in your next role, and what would make a move worth making. That way, when he brings an opportunity to the table, it’s one worth considering.
Brent is dedicated to seeing every search through. His attention to detail, persistence, and genuine interest in the people on both sides of the hire are what his clients and candidates come back for.