Respiratory Therapist

VieMed Healthcare•Wichita Falls, TX

11h•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the overall clinical, technical, and administrative functions at the location on record regarding the Home Respiratory Therapist program. This includes the installation and delivery of respiratory therapist equipment, provision of supplies and products to patients in their homes, and ongoing assessment of patients and equipment. The role involves clinical contact with physicians, healthcare practitioners, and others involved in patient care for home respiratory services. Key responsibilities include maintaining accurate records, charting, progress notes, clinical files, equipment records, and preventative maintenance records. The position also requires maintaining an accurate inventory of assets and supplies, ensuring vehicle maintenance, updating demographic information, and overseeing regulatory compliance. Additionally, the role involves orienting and training new staff, exhibiting effective communication, adhering to cost-containment policies, collaborating with office staff for billing and documentation, promoting services to referral sources, ensuring proper equipment operation, providing patient availability, participating in an on-call schedule, and working with team members to ensure tasks are completed. Other duties and projects may be assigned.

Requirements

Medical or respiratory experience.
A valid Respiratory Therapist license in the State in which you practice.
Exhibits effective written and verbal communication skills.
Adheres to cost-containment policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Technical Capacity.
Customer/Client Focus.
Communication Proficiency.
Initiative.
Collaboration.
Financial Management.
Presentation Skills.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the installation/delivery of respiratory therapist equipment and provision of all needed supplies and products to the patients in the home and ongoing assessment of patients and equipment.
Responsible for clinical contact with the physician, referred contacts, health care practitioners, and others involved in the care of the patients referred for home respiratory therapist services.
Responsible for the maintenance of records, charting, progress notes, clinical files, equipment records, preventative maintenance records, and other necessary documentation.
Responsible to maintain accurate inventory of all assets and supplies.
Ensures that vehicle is maintained per applicable accreditation standards at all times.
Responsible to ensure all pertinent demographic information is updated regularly and with any change in personal or professional status.
Responsible for the overseeing of all applicable regulatory rules and guidelines as pertains to the staff respiratory therapist.
Responsible for orientation and training of subordinate or newly hired respiratory therapist staff service technicians.
Exhibits effective written and verbal communication skills. Adheres to cost-containment policies and procedures.
Works with the office staff to ensure prompt and accurate billing and documentation of services, including providing adequate information to satisfy third-party payor guidelines for coverage.
Works with all clinical, managerial, and sales staff to promote and market home respiratory therapist services to all referral sources.
Ensures proper, accurate, and safe operation of all equipment prior to installation.
Required to provide availability for patient contact and response to patient needs.
Will work with fellow RTs in the area on a rotating on-call schedule.
Will work with team members (other RTs, PCC’s and various departments) to insure tasks completed.
Other duties/projects as assigned.