Respiratory Care Assistant, PRN, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation • Wake Forest, NC

20h • Onsite

About The Position

The Respiratory Care Assistant (RCA) performs routine prophylactic and therapeutic breathing exercises to improve patient outcomes. This role involves instructing patients, using cough and deep breathe techniques, and performing non-invasive monitoring to ensure patient safety and appropriateness of care. The RCA monitors patients' vital signs, breath sounds, and oxygen saturation, reporting clinical concerns to appropriate personnel. They use equipment according to departmental policy, recognize clinical emergencies, and enter/record procedures into the data processing system. Additionally, the RCA completes departmental and patient charge records for accurate documentation and billing, and reports routine and clinical procedures regarding patients to relief personnel to ensure continuity of care. The role also ensures age/developmentally appropriate patient care is provided in accordance with Age Specific Care Guidelines, demonstrating knowledge and integrating it into patient care delivery.

Requirements

• Minimum of a High School diploma or GED required.
• Currently enrolled in good standing in an accredited Respiratory Care educational program approved by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) and successful completion 1 year of such program required.
• Registered with the applicable state Respiratory Care Board (NCRCB) as an RCA required.
• Completed competency evaluations for each of the duties of the job required.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) from AHA is required.
• Communication skills including verbal, non-verbal listening skills.
• Ability to provide direct and indirect respiratory care
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Performs routine prophylactic and therapeutic breathing exercises to improve patient outcome.
• Instructing the patient according departmental policy/procedure.
• Using cough and deep breathe techniques.
• Performs non-invasive monitoring to ensure patient safety and appropriateness of care.
• Monitoring patients vital signs, breath sounds and oxygen saturation.
• Reporting clinical concerns to appropriate personnel.
• Using equipment according to departmental policy/procedure.
• Recognizing clinical emergencies.
• Entering and recording procedures into the data processing system to meet customers' needs and contain costs.
• Reports routine and clinical procedures regarding patients to relief personnel to ensure continuity of care for the patient.
• Completes departmental and patient charge records to assure accurate data for documentation and billing.
• Providing accurate information in reference to patients.
• Communicating with appropriate personnel prior to report.
• Ensures age/developmentally appropriate patient care is provided in accordance with Age Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served.
• Demonstrating knowledge of age-specific patient care factors in the Age Specific Care Guidelines.
• Integrating age-specific care knowledge in assessing patient needs and in planning, prioritizing, delivering and documenting patient care.
• Communicating information, education and patient needs sensitive to age and development level of the individual patient/family.
• Maintaining competence related to age specific patient care.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED