Respiratory Therapist Assistant, Respiratory

Heywood Hospital•Gardner, MA

11d•$30•Onsite

About The Position

Heywood Healthcare values its employees and offers competitive wages, great benefits, and generous earned time off. This Per Diem position involves working days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. The salary range for this position reflects the company's good-faith estimate of base pay at the time of posting, and final compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. The company is committed to equitable and transparent compensation practices and regularly reviews its compensation structures.

Requirements

High School graduate or equivalent.
Enrolled in a Respiratory Therapy program within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Current Massachusetts Board of Respiratory Care Respiratory Care Limited Permit with verification of education to include support services for mechanical ventilation, administer aerosolized medications and administration of medical gases.
ACLS required or obtained within 6-months of hire.
NRP required or obtained within 6 months of hire.
PALS required or obtained within 6 months of hire.
Basic computer skills.
Moderate written and verbal skills.
Ability to use medical equipment.

Responsibilities

Systematically gathers and evaluates relevant information and data from the patient interview and/or all the patient information sources.
Assures that patient exams, tests and/or procedures are consistent with the nature of the patient’s needs and orders.
Identifies variations from expected findings and/or test values and takes appropriate actions.
Plans for and provides patient teachings, identifying situations when it is appropriate to involve family and/or significant others and/or friends in patient’s education.
Prioritizes requests based on the nature of the request and the condition and/or situation of the patients.
Assesses and reassesses the patient’s condition.
Coordinates and communicates with other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive patient service and care.
Delegates to other healthcare professionals when appropriate.
Works together to complete assignments with departmental and healthcare team members.
Under the general supervision of Registered Respiratory Therapists, provides direct Respiratory Care to patients by administering Respiratory Therapy modalities including the set-up and administration of oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, and medication nebulization therapy; the application of Chest Physiotherapy (CPT) techniques.
Makes regular rounds and administers modalities according to the plan established by a respiratory therapist.
Performs patient assessments, observes and reports patients' progress and reactions to treatment.
Makes suggestions for modification of treatment plan to respiratory therapist as indicated.
Completes necessary documentation of treatments given and patients' responses, and reports to the respiratory therapist, nurse, and physician as needed.
Maintains appropriate departmental records.