Respiratory Therapist-RRT

Catholic Health•New Hyde Park, NY

About The Position

At Catholic Health, the primary focus is treating and serving communities through collaborative, compassionate care and evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes. This role performs diagnostic pulmonary function testing and related patient care, education, equipment operation, and documentation. The position requires understanding pulmonary function laboratory operations; proficiency in patient assessment, aerosol medication delivery, and emergency management related to diagnostic testing; and familiarity with accepted standards, policies, procedures, staff responsibilities, and instrumentation for pulmonary function testing. The role also performs and documents six-minute walk tests and follows CDC guidelines for infection control and maintenance.

Requirements

Associate of Applied Science in Respiratory Therapy from a CoARC-accredited respiratory therapy education program.
New York State Respiratory Therapy Technician or Respiratory Therapist license.
Current BLS through the American Heart Association.
Basic computer skills.

Nice To Haves

Three or more years of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Understand pulmonary function laboratory operations.
Assess patients and provide clinical aerosol medication delivery and emergency management procedures related to diagnostic pulmonary function testing.
Calibrate, operate, and perform diagnostic pulmonary function testing equipment.
Use basic computer skills and Epic EMR to document and scan reports.
Follow accepted standards, policies, procedures, staff responsibilities, and instrumentation practices for diagnostic pulmonary function testing.
Perform and document six-minute walk tests.
Educate patients and families about pulmonary function testing, medication delivery systems and devices, and disease-state management.
Follow office practices in accordance with CDC guidelines for infection control and maintenance.