Respiratory Therapist

General Purpose

The primary purpose of your job position is to perform respiratory/pulmonary therapy, management, rehabilitation, diagnostic evaluation, and direct care to patients with deficiencies and abnormalities, which affect the pulmonary system.

Essential Duties

• Receive and follow schedule/instructions from your supervisor and as outlined in our established policies and procedures.

• Adheres to established policies and procedures of the facility to which the respiratory care practitioner is assigned.

• Performs focused interview to identify specific patients’ needs.

• Assess signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial changes in the patient’s condition.

• Collects, analyzes, and interprets data and information from health care members and documents actual and/or potential diagnoses.

• Plans for outcomes of care for those patients assigned.

• Performs interventions according to identified priorities, plan of care, and the hospital policies and patient care outcome standard.

• Adheres to emergency, safety and infection control procedures of the facility to which the respiratory care practitioner is assigned.

• Promotes and participates in activities to facilitate good interpersonal communications.

• Reports changes in the patient’s respiratory status to the Director/Supervisor of Respiratory Care Services, the nurse primarily responsible for the patient, and the physician, as needed, and prior to leaving the facility

• Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter-department personnel, as well as other departments within the facility.

• Agree not to disclose resident’s protected health information and promptly report suspected or known violations of such disclosure to the Administrator.

• Assume the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability of performing the assigned duties of this position.

• Maintain the confidentiality of all resident care information including protected health information. Report known or suspected incidents of unauthorized disclosure of such information.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Additional Information

Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.