Certified Respiratory Therapist

Rochester Regional Health

1d•$29 - $39•Onsite

About The Position

Provide assessment, therapy, equipment, assistance, education, and problem resolution to all customers at Unity Heath System during assigned shift in all aspects of respiratory care. Provide superior customer service by modeling the Brand Promise and Core Values.

Requirements

AAS or advanced degree in respiratory therapy program
Ability to communicate effectively.
Demonstrate clinical excellence.
Minimum 3 years respiratory therapy experience.
NYS License as a Respiratory Therapy Technician (RTT)
CRT credential per NBRC

Nice To Haves

Recent acute care experience.
PFT certification
1-year pulmonary function testing experience

Responsibilities

Possess, maintain, and deliver high clinical standards in the assessment, administration, education, and observation of respiratory therapy as ordered by Providers.
Demonstrates continued competency on all current respiratory therapy modalities and equipment.
Actively participate in current and continuing education and development of respiratory care.
Actively participate in regularly scheduled intradepartmental meetings.
Assist in expansion of clinical care policies, procedures, and protocols.
Provides consistency in the application of those objectives.
Actively participate and support department improvement, expansion, growth, objectives, and goals.
Supports respiratory rotations and clinical observations from multiple agencies and disciplines, including but not limited to respiratory, nursing, emergency response, exploring, and high school programs.
Supports the on-going evaluation, in-servicing, and purchasing of both new and existing equipment and supplies, providing input into departmental selection and function to ensure appropriate usage, inventory, and cost effectiveness.
Responsible to actively serve and participate in one intradepartmental respiratory committee.
Participates on other committees as requested by Respiratory Leadership.
Effectively triages phone calls from patients and referring physicians.
Coordinate care with other providers (including DME providers), diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation services.
Greets patients, collects pertinent information (including CPAP performance and compliance data for sleep medicine patients), and prepares them for examination by the medical providers.
Effectively and efficiently conducts pulmonary function and other testing consistent with scope of practice, training and experience.
Provides patients with prescribed equipment and supplies; facilitates CPAP therapy with durable medical equipment (DME) providers and provides related patient / family education regarding use.
Provides patient / family education regarding pulmonary diseases, sleep disorders, testing, treatments, and behavior modification.
Supports clinical activities of the practice which include but are not limited to; meeting with CPAP equipment representatives regarding new and updated equipment, maintaining supplies inventories, and checking / maintaining equipment.