Respiratory Therapy -Student Position

Mercyhealth Wisconsin and Illinois•Rockford, IL

2d•$19 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

This position performs routine therapies that aid in the treatment, diagnosis, and evaluation of a patient's cardiopulmonary status. The role involves monitoring, assessing, educating, and documenting patient and/or family on therapies, medications, goals of therapies, and equipment during treatment. The individual will assess patients clinically before and after the administration or application of any medication, procedure, or device, and immediately report any recommendations for change in therapy or adverse reactions. Documentation of work must be timely, complete, and accurate, including the patient electronic medical record and departmental records. The role includes performing and documenting emergency rounds, oxygen saturation checks, and titrating oxygen per protocol during oxygen and aerosol rounds. Therapies are performed in strict compliance with universal precautions and proper body mechanics, using sound judgment in evaluating situations and taking appropriate action. The position requires responding to emergent situations in the hospital and assisting with CPR by providing compressions, ventilation, and airway management in accordance with American Heart Association Basic Life Support guidelines and as directed by the Code Team Leader. Assistance with intra-hospital transport of patients and equipment is also required. Competence in the cleaning, decontamination, sterilization, assembly, and maintenance of equipment and stocking of departmental supplies is necessary. The role provides developmentally appropriate care to support patients of all ages during their hospitalization, demonstrating competence in the care of pediatric and adult patients relative to determining each patient’s age-related and other physical, psycho-social, and cultural needs. The individual will seek to improve performance by participating in self-development activities, in-services, and continuing education appropriate for the effective and efficient delivery of respiratory care services. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Student enrolled in an accredited Respiratory Care Program and successfully completed floor care modalities or a graduate from an accredited Respiratory Care Program with license/ certification pending.
CPR certification.
Passing the WI Caregiver Background Check and/or IL Health Care Workers Background Check.
Must be able to follow written/oral instructions.
Good mathematical and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

Certain AHA courses such as Heartsaver or HeartCode courses do not meet Mercyhealth standards.

Responsibilities

Performs routine therapies that aid in the treatment, diagnosis, and evaluation of their cardiopulmonary status.
Monitors, assesses, educates, and documents the patient and/or family on therapies, medications, goals of therapies, and equipment during treatment.
Assesses patients clinically before and after the administration or application of any medication, procedure, or device.
Immediately reports any recommendations for change in therapy or adverse reactions following established mechanisms.
Documents work timely, completely, and accurately including documentation in the patient electronic medical record and departmental records.
Performs and documents emergency rounds, oxygen saturation checks, and titrates oxygen per protocol during oxygen and aerosol rounds.
Performs therapies in strict compliance to universal precautions and proper body mechanics, using sound judgment in evaluating situations, and taking appropriate action when necessary.
Responds to emergent situations in the hospital and assists with CPR by providing compressions, ventilation, and airway management In accordance with the American Heart Association Basic Life Support guidelines and as directed by the Code Team Leader.
Assists with intra-hospital transport of patients and equipment as directed by the coordinator or designee.
Demonstrates competence in the cleaning, decontamination, sterilization, assembly, and maintenance of equipment and stocking of departmental supplies.
Provides developmentally appropriate care to support patients of all ages during their hospitalization.
Demonstrates competence in the care of pediatric, adult patients (when/if assigned to these patients) relative to determining each patient’s age related and other physical, psycho-social, and cultural needs.
Seeks to improve performance by participating in self-development activities, in-services, and continuing education that is appropriate for the effective and efficient delivery of respiratory care services.
Performs other duties as assigned.