Respiratory Care assistant- Respiratory Department

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Macon, GA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Performs respiratory duties as outlined by the North Carolina Respiratory Care Board’s Declaratory Ruling for Respiratory Care Assistants (RCA) or performs respiratory duties as outlined by the Georgia Composite State Regulatory Board. Completes all regulatory requirements. Completes proficiency evaluation of respiratory care equipment and procedures.

Requirements

A minimum of a High School diploma or GED.
Currently enrolled and in good standing in an accredited Respiratory Care educational program approved by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) and/or AMA.
North Carolina: Successful completion of 1 year of an accredited Respiratory Care program.
Georgia: Senior student of an accredited Respiratory Care program.
Basic Life Support for healthcare providers thru the American Heart Association.
Advanced certifications per facility/department.
North Carolina only: Registered with the North Carolina Respiratory Care Board (NCRCB) as a Respiratory Care Assistant (RCA).
Excellent organization, prioritization, and time management skills.
Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and establish working relationships.
Effective problem solving, decision making, and delegation skills.
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served.
Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job.
Will share information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes.
Access to verbal, written, and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization.
Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password.

Responsibilities

Performs respiratory duties as outlined by the North Carolina Respiratory Care Board’s Declaratory Ruling for Respiratory Care Assistants (RCA) or performs respiratory duties as outlined by the Georgia Composite State Regulatory Board.
Completes all regulatory requirements.
Completes proficiency evaluation of respiratory care equipment and procedures.