Registered Respiratory Therapist
Veterans Health Administration · Department of Veterans Affairs
This job in plain English
This is a full-time, permanent Registered Respiratory Therapist job at the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, part of the Veterans Health Administration. The therapist cares for patients with lung and heart-lung conditions, including monitoring and airway care in intensive care units. The job is on-site only, has one opening, and may close early once 50 applications are received.
It may close early. The announcement closes once 50 applications are received, which may be before the closing date, and the first 50 applications are considered first.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
This job is open to the public. The announcement says you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or owe allegiance to the U.S. to apply, but the qualifications section allows non-citizens only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
What you would do
- Provides hemodynamic and noninvasive monitoring in ICU settings.
- Performs arterial blood gas sampling and point-of-care i-Stat testing for critical patients.
- Performs airway management and mechanical ventilation.
- Executes therapy using medical gases, delivery devices, humidification, and aerosol treatments.
- Educates patients, families, and healthcare teams on equipment, procedures, and medications.
- Cleans, calibrates, and maintains respiratory equipment and follows infection control standards.
Do you qualify for GS-11?
With experience: You need one year of experience equivalent to the GS-9 level, showing clinical respiratory care skills at that level, for this GS-11 job. You must also show skill in consulting with doctors on complex respiratory care, evaluating therapy results, and advanced airway and ventilation management.
With education: You must have completed a respiratory care program accredited by CoARC (the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care) or its successor. Education from U.S. schools must be recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, and foreign education needs a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency.
Licenses and certifications you need:
- Full, current, unrestricted state license to practice as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
- Valid, current, unrestricted RRT credential
How to apply well
What to send:
- Long-form resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
- Transcript, required if you use education to qualify
- License and professional certification, if applicable
- DD-214 or statement of service, if claiming veterans' preference
- SF-15, if claiming 10-point veterans' preference
How you will be rated: You will be rated on how well you meet the listed qualifications. Your application, resume, and documents will be verified, so describe your experience clearly and specifically, and include all required documents, since missing information may lead to an ineligible rating or a lower score.
Tips for this job:
- Write a long-form resume or CV with specific dates, hours per week, and clinical duties, since all experience is verified.
- If you use education to qualify, attach an official transcript, because the announcement requires it.
- Complete every part of the online questionnaire and submit your documents early, since only the first 50 applications are considered first.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time. The work schedule will be discussed during the interview.
Incentives and relocation: None. Relocation and recruitment incentives are not authorized, and Permanent Change of Station is not authorized.
Conditions of employment:
- U.S. citizenship required to apply
- Drug test (urinalysis) before appointment
- Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English
- Background and security investigation
- Online onboarding with acceptable identification; non-REAL ID licenses are not accepted
- Seasonal influenza vaccination required, or an approved exemption
- 1 or 2-year trial period
- Physical work: standing, bending, and moving moderately heavy equipment
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $75,489 – $98,141 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-11 · General Schedule
- Location
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Excepted
- Openings
- 1
- Security clearance
- Other
- Travel
- Not required
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- General Health Science (0601)
- Announcement
- CBSX-13105719-27-FO
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