Student Respiratory Care Assistant

UPMC • Erie, PA

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About The Position

UPMC Hamot is hiring a Student Respiratory Care Assistant to join our Respiratory Therapy team! This position is casual with flexible scheduling. Enrollment in a Respiratory program is required. Under the general direction of a respiratory therapist, the student respiratory care assistant will perform a variety of functions including ordering, inventorying, and distributing equipment, as well as assisting clinical staff with various tasks. The role involves maintaining an appropriate level of respiratory equipment and supporting respiratory therapists in their duties.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• Currently enrolled in a respiratory therapist program.
• Must be able to lift equipment and or supplies weighing up to 30 pounds and push/handle equipment weighing up to 100 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Exhibit and practice service excellence by actively seeking, listening, responding to the needs of patients, their family, physicians, staff, and others.
• Maintain supply of transport oxygen and maintain the supply of oxygen cylinders on all inpatient units, emergency department, and clinic areas.
• Perform routine assembly, maintenance, and cleaning of various types of respiratory care equipment.
• Disinfect equipment prior to calibration and assembly; maintain appropriate levels of equipment in the various respiratory care work areas daily.
• Transport dirty equipment to appropriate area using appropriate infection control techniques.
• Appropriately handle and use cleaning and disinfecting solutions and equipment.
• Demonstrate appropriate use of personal protective equipment.
• Report equipment malfunctions to respiratory leadership.
• Inspect equipment for correct assembly, assure all parts are in proper working order, and perform preventative maintenance according to established protocols.
• Check equipment to ensure appropriate function; calibrate equipment to department or manufacturers specifications.
• Transport equipment between in-patient units and procedure areas as directed by a respiratory therapist.
• May assist the bio-medical technician in tracking of respiratory care equipment.
• Be responsible for all identification, cataloging, and tracking of all respiratory care equipment.
• Assist the respiratory therapist with bronchoscope procedures: setup before & after procedure and processing of the bronchoscopy scopes per manufacturer recommendations.
• Assist the respiratory therapist with setting up for non-emergent intubations & extubations.
• Assist the respiratory therapist with downloading and documenting 4 channel sleep studies.
• Perform smoking cessation counseling per department policy.
• Deliver home care supplies such as oxygen tanks/compressors.
• Maintain proficiency in Microsoft Office products, electronic health record platform, ePro system for ordering, and system for ordering prints.

Benefits

• Tuition assistance for students enrolled in Mercyhurst University.

What This Job Offers

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