Respiratory Care Practitioner - Respiratory - Per Diem 12 Hours Nights (6:30PM to 7:00AM) (Union, Non-Exempt)

Job description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND CORE RESPONSIBILITIES: - Conduct bedside spirometry test including VC and FEVI. - Consistently demonstrates knowledge of setting up equipment, equipment operations, and trouble-shooting all respiratory equipment in the department. Maintains and keeps all preventive maintenance records. Keeps equipment clean and ready to use between patients (after training). - Demonstrates ability to assess patient for therapy and assess outcome of treatment and interventions and progress. - Demonstrates ability to set up equipment, administer respiratory medications and treatments as ordered by the physician. - Demonstrates effective monitoring of environmental control systems and patients on continuous ventilation. Perform and evaluate weaning of patients from continuous ventilation. - Is responsible for assisting in maintaining adequate supplies by continuously checking the supply inventory notifying manager or designee. - Maintains knowledge of established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives, improving organization performance program, infection control and safety standards. - Must adhere to hospital policies of attendance, department coverage during br...