Registered Respiratory Therapist Pulmonary
About The Position
Responsible for providing clinical support to medical providers in a pulmonary / sleep medicine physician practice setting and under the direction of a physician. Support provided must be within the employee’s education, experience and scope of clinical practice; and will include but not be limited to triaging patient & referring physician phone calls, rooming patients in exam rooms, taking vital signs, collecting & documenting pertinent patient information, conducting tests, providing patient equipment and providing patient & family education. The position provides clerical support on an as needed basis. Provide superior customer service by modeling the Brand Promise and Core Values. Provide education of respiratory care and clinical support to patients and providers. Perform pulmonary function testing with patients. Perform arterial blood gases. Support and establish services for different respiratory modalities. Perform cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree in Respiratory Care or equivalent certificate
- New York State Respiratory Therapist license with current registration, including credentials received prior to 9/1993 OR New York State Respiratory Therapy Technician (RTT) license AND National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) active credentials as a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
- New York State Respiratory Therapist license with current registration
- New York State Respiratory Therapy Technician (RTT) license
- National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) active credentials as a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum 3 years respiratory therapy experience
- 1-year pulmonary function testing experience
- PFT certification
Responsibilities
- Effectively triages phone calls from patients and referring physicians.
- 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.
- Coordinate care with other providers (including DME providers), diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation services.
- Supports clinical activities of the practice which include but are limited to; meeting with CPAP equipment representatives regarding new and updated equipment, maintaining supplies inventories, and checking / maintaining equipment.
- Provides assistance to clerical staff on an as needed basis.
- Perform arterial blood gases
- Support and establish services for different respiratory modalities
- Perform cardiopulmonary exercise testing
Benefits
- Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
