JOB SUMMARY:
Is responsible for the administration of all Respiratory Care modalities on all age groups of patients from neonate through geriatric. Ensures quality control of equipment under the direct supervision of the Medical Director and Department Director. Collaborates with other professionals in and out of the Hospital to ensure effective, efficient patient care delivery and achievement of desired outcomes.
JOB DUTIES:
- Provide oxygen administration
- Arterial puncture and blood gas analysis
- Ventilator management
- Non-invasive ventilator management
- Aerosolized medication
- Pulse oximetery
- Chest physiotherapy
- Airway management
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Graduate of an approved discipline specific program (or equivalent experience) : Must have the required education needed to be either a Registered Respiratory Therapist.
Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration (LCR):
- Registered Respiratory Therapist Required
- Arterial Blood Gas Endorsement Required
- Registered Respiratory Therapist Required
- BLS Within 3 months
Additional Qualification Information:
- Must have the required education needed to be a Registered Respiratory Therapist. (Required)• Registered Respiratory Therapist (Required)• BLS, ACLS, PALS and NRP (Required within 90 days of Hire)• Arterial Blood Gas Endorsement (Required)
Physical Requirements/Strengths needed & Physical Demands:
- Medium Work category requiring exertion up to 50lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 20 of force frequently and/or up to 10 of force continually to move objects.
Movement
- Occasional: Sitting: Remaining in seated position
- Occasional: Carrying under 35 lbs: Transporting an object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device.
- Occasional: Carrying over 35 lbs: Transporting an object holding in hands, arms or shoulders, with help of coworkers or assistive device.
- Occasional: Bending/Stooping: Trunk bending downward and forward by bending spine at waist requiring full use of lower extremities and back muscles
- Occasional: Climbing: Ascending or descending stairs/ramps using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
- Occasional: Kneeling:Bending legs at knees to come to rest on knee or knees.
- Occasional: Crouching/Squatting: Bending body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.Reaching above shoulders: Extending arms in any direction above shoulders.
- Frequent: Lifting under 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects under 35 lbs from one level to another
- Frequent: Lifting over 35 lbs: Raising and lowering objects from one level to another, includes upward pulling over 35 lbs, with help of coworkers or assistive device
- Frequent: Push/Pull: Exerting force to move objects away from or toward.
- Continuous: Standing: Remaining on one’s feet without moving.
- Continuous: Walking: Moving about on foot.
Sensory
- Continuous: Communication: Expressing or exchanging written/verbal/electronic information.
- Continuous: Auditory: Perceiving the variances of sounds, tones and pitches and able to focus on single source of auditory information
- Continuous: Vision: Clarity of near vision at 20 inches or less and far vision at 20 feet or more with depth perception, peripheral vision, color vision.
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