Respiratory Therapist

Job description

Job Description Provides respiratory therapy as prescribed by a Physician. Prepares, operates and maintains respiratory care equipment. Job Responsibility: - Ensures accurate and complete Physician prescription. - Compares prescription requests with medical record order form and ensures information is complete. - Clarifies any discrepancies with Physician and provides patient/significant other with respiratory education. - Provides prescribed respiratory therapy. - Performs vital capacity, inspiratory force and peak flow measurements; administers various oxygen concentrations, aerosol medication devices and mechanical ventilators; monitors oxygen supported ambulation; performs chest physical therapy (cupping and coughing); provides nasotracheal or artificial airway suctioning. - Performs intubation and arterial blood gas puncture and delivers for analysis; documents all activities and patient outcomes/responses per policy and procedure. - Maintains mechanical ventilators and respiratory therapy equipment. - Tests ventilators for functioning of monitors, oxygen blenders, alarms and leaks. - Conducts quick extended and/or short self-test on ventilators. - Remedies all leaks and repla...