Respiratory Therapy Aide - Respiratory Therapy - Per Diem
Guthrie Enterprise•Sayre, PA
•Onsite
About The Position
This position performs blood gas analysis, inventories and cleans Respiratory Therapy equipment, and delivers medical gas tanks. The aide works under the supervision of a Registered Respiratory Therapist.
Requirements
- High school graduate with the ability to work well with patients and accurately with numbers.
- BLS provider
Nice To Haves
- One semester of college biology, chemistry, and advanced algebra preferred.
- One year of allied health experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Performs blood gas analysis.
- Effectively recognizes equipment functionality status and appropriately troubleshoots equipment.
- Performs blood gas quality control procedures and documents results appropriately.
- Delivers medical gas tanks to hospital units.
- Switches and changes tank banks in tank room, as well as large cylinders in other areas of hospital as needed.
- Inventories disposable equipment in Respiratory Therapy Department and ICU storeroom and replaces as needed.
- Disassembles, cleans and reassembles Respiratory Therapy equipment.
- Exchange disposable set ups as needed.
- O2 tanks and regulators (transporting, storage, changing regulators).
- Home O2 tank delivery.
- Inventory of Respiratory Therapy Equipment.
- Prep ventilators for use.
- Restock respiratory stock rooms/areas.
- Handwashing Audits.
- Charges for Oxygen ‐ validate with finance/regulatory.
- Participation in employee engagement activities is required.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
