Respiratory Therapist III - 12 Hour Nights

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Job Responsibilities

The Respiratory Therapist III is an RCP who performs general ward therapy
procedures including: 02 therapy, bland aerosol therapy, medicinal aerosol
therapy, volume expansion therapy, bronchial hygiene procedures, CPR. You will
also perform Adult Critical Care RT procedures including: setup and management
of continuous invasive and non-invasive ventilator systems, specialty gases, and
related monitoring and encouraging adjuncts. Training in of performance of
Arterial Puncture for Blood Gas Analysis is required. You may pursue additional
training in all "subspecialty services" provided by the CSMC Respiratory Care
Services to include: management of Perinatal/ Pediatric Ventilator Systems and
related adjuncts; Bronchoscopy Assist; Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center RT
procedures; RT Order Entry System Operation. Once training is complete, a RT is
encouraged to function as assigned in the subspecialty areas in which they have
been trained and adjudged functionally proficient.
Additional primary duties and responsibilities that are only performed in the

specific department(s) below

Pulmonary Function lab:
Schedules patient testing.
Verifies MD orders and diagnosis-based indications for testing.
Ensures pre-test pulmonary history and consent for exercise testing are
complete, explains the purpose and side effects of ordered tests to patients.
Performs pulmonary function tests, exercise tests, arterial puncture.
Collates and submits verified results for pulmonologist interpretation.
Completes and submits patient billings.
Certified / Registered Pulmonary Function Tech upon hire.
Minimum of 1 year experience working in pulmonary function testing.
ABG Lab
Receives lab specimen from tube system for analysis.
Verify and validate patients information on the blood sample to test ordered.
Analyze blood sample per department policy and procedure.
Validate and report critical lab results to provider / patient’s nurse.
Participate in lab correlation and linearity studies required by governing
bodies.
Troubleshoot analyzer and perform minor maintenance on analyzer when required.
Performs quality control and proficiency testing sample analysis.
Adheres to blood gas lab safety and infection control policies.