Respiratory Therapy Assistant (Student)

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values - integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

To be part of our organization, every employee should understand and share in the YNHHS Vision, support our Mission, and live our Values. These values-integrity, patient-centered, respect, accountability, and compassion - must guide what we do, as individuals and professionals, every day.

EEO/AA/Disability/Veteran

Summary:
Responsible for supporting the overall operations of the Respiratory Therapy Department. Delivers and removes respiratory care equipment to ensure good working condition and sufficient supply. Responsible for ventilator and non-invasive ventilator fleet including availability, cleaning, set up, operational verification, and distribution. To support, and deliver respiratory care, in accordance to departmental, clinical , and academic verification; under the supervision and direction of a Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner.

Responsibilities:

• 1. Manages and distributes equipment to ensure adequate supply at all times, uses PDAD correctly to maintain par levels of supplies
• • 1.1. Checks all dirty utility rooms for and other areas for respiratory care equipment and returns equipment to appropriate area or CSS.
  • 1.2. Inventories He/O2 tanks and oxygen cabinet daily and calls Service Response Center (SRC) to reorder/ pick up tanks as needed.
  • 1.3. Gathers and distributes equipment on daily basis to all satellites to ensure an adequate supply for patient care.
  • 1.4. Gathers dirty equipment on a daily basis, completes appropriate papaerwork, and ensures delivery to central supply for processing
  • 1.5. Inventories storage areas using PDAD on scheduled days to maintain an adequate supply level, reporting supply needs to appropriate individual in a timely manner.
  • 1.6. Receives and verifies amount of supplies delivered, places supplies in correct location and notifies appropriate individuals of delivery discrepancies.
  • 1.7. Ensures supplies are stored and maintained according to regulatory standards
• 2. Assists therapists with transport of mechanically ventilated patients and responds to equipment requests to ensure an efficient and orderly process and assist supervisor /charge therapist with staffing requirements.
• • 2.1. Ensures transport ventilators are set up correctly with gas supply and connectors and correct par levels of transport ventilators are maintained in each area as observed by supervisor or therapist.
  • 2.2. Responds within five (5) minutes when called as observed by supervisor or therapist.
  • 2.3. Responds to therapists' requests for specific equipment in a timely manner (i.e., Helium Tank, BiPAP, batteries, transport ventilator, Nitric etc.)
  • 2.4. Completes shift management report correctly and notifies supervisor/charge therapist of requirements.
• 3. Cleans and sets up equipment, ventilators, and non invasive devices; maintains equipment and the respiratory care work areas to ensure efficient operations . Completes all related paperwork when appropriate.
• • 3.1. Maintains the environment of care in department work areas on a daily basis i.e. tidies satellite, storage areas and cleans refrigerators, wipes counter tops, etc.
  • 3.2. Removes ventilator from patients' room and cleans according to infection control standards.
  • 3.3. Sets up clean ventilators, checks preventive maintenance sticker, and performs established safety checking, notifying supervisor of any problems. Cleans, set up and charges Crossvents.
  • 3.4. Periodically wipes down other respiratory care equipment as evidenced by equipment cleanliness and as assigned.
  • 3.5. Removes from service any broken equipment or ventilator needing preventive maintenance, fills out appropriate paperwork and notifies appropriate individual(s).
  • 3.6. Maintains ventilator and equipment availability sheet and notifies supervisor/charge therapist of ventilator/equipment needs.
  • 3.7. Ensures environment of care regulatory standards are met; corrects issues identified.
  • 3.8. Delivers/ picks up equipment from Clinical Engineering as needed.
  • 3.9. Ensures each work area has appropriate number and type of ventilator set up, ie pediatric vs. adult; oscillators; cross-vents.
• 4. To provide and support continuity of patient care, and clinical operational support under the direction and supervision of a Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner.
• • 4.1. Provide and support respiratory care services in accordance to departmental practice guideline(s) and at the direction/supervision of a licensed respiratory care practitioner.
  • 4.2. Provide and support clinical & patient care under the scope of respiratory care in accordance and verification of departmental competency validation based on the Respiratory Therapy Clinical Educator & Department Coordinator, and Respiratory Therapy Supervisor.
  • 4.3. Demonstrate competency and clinical acumen of respiratory care theories, concepts, and best practice in accordance to departmental policies, protocols, and standard operating procedures; as established by the organization.
  • 4.4. Demonstrate and maintain current/active required credentials such as BLS and ACLS.

EDUCATION:
High school graduation or equivalent experience and/or training. Requires a current and active enrollment in a CoARC approved Respiratory Care Program.

EXPERIENCE:
Requires a minimum of one (1) year of both Clinical and Didactical completion of Respiratory Therapy Academic completion of an accredited CoARC Respiratory Care Program-Evident of submission by College/University Program Director or appointee; with College/University letter head.

LICENSURE:
Required BLS credentials; Preferred: other allied credentials (i.e. EMT/CNA/MA) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).

Responsible for the timeliness and completion of all assigned tasks. Independently participate and assist in the performance of a variety of duties associated with the maintenance, repair and distribution of respiratory therapy equipment. In personal and job-related decisions and actions, consistently demonstrates the values of integrity (doing the right thing), patient-centered (putting patients and families first), respect (valuing all people and embracing all differences), accountability (being responsible and taking action), and compassion (being empathetic).