Respiratory Therapy Aide - Respiratory Therapy - Per Diem

Guthrie Enterprise • Sayre, PA

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About The Position

Position Summary: Perform blood gas analysis. Inventory Respiratory Therapy equipment. Clean Respiratory Therapy/Bronchoscopy equipment. Deliver medical gas tanks/change tank banks.

Requirements

• High school graduate with the ability to work well with patients and accurately with numbers.

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.
• It is understood that this description is not intended to be all‐inclusive and that other duties may be assigned as necessary in the performance of this position.
• BLS provider

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees