The Respiratory Care Specialist I performs inpatient and outpatient respiratory care services. This includes: accurately performing arterial blood gas puncture and analysis; accurately performing all cardiopulmonary related diagnostic procedures; performing RT specific in-service training to nursing staff; implementing and monitoring critical care devices such as ventilator and non-invasive ventilation and completing Tobacco Cessation interventions and patient education as assigned. Licensure an... more details
RESPIRATORY CARE SPECIALIST I
Job Summary:
The Respiratory Care Specialist I performs inpatient and outpatient respiratory care services. This includes: accurately performing arterial blood gas puncture and analysis; accurately performing all cardiopulmonary related diagnostic procedures; performing RT specific in-service training to nursing staff; implementing and monitoring critical care devices such as ventilator and non-invasive ventilation and completing Tobacco Cessation interventions and patient education as assigned.
Licensure and Certification:
Current CA RCP license
Current BLS provider card
Current PALS provider card
Education:
AS degree in Respiratory Therapy
Experience:
Three years of clinical respiratory experience, preferred.
New grads will be considered.
Knowledge and Skills:
Competent in use of all respiratory therapy modalities
Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing
Strong time management skills
Problem solving skills
Basic computer skills
Physical Demands – Patient Care:
Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.
Key for Physical Demands
Continuous
66 to 100% of the time
Frequent
33 to 65% of the time
Occasional
0 to 32% of the time
RESPIRATORY CARE SPECIALIST II
Job Summary:
The Respiratory Care Specialist II performs all respiratory therapy core modalities as well as providing back up for the Cardiopulmonary Tech II in the Pulmonary lab area. This includes: accurately performing arterial blood gas puncture and analysis; accurately performing all cardiopulmonary related diagnostic procedures; monitoring and educating Respiratory Therapy staff regarding ABG related competency; performing EKG’s; assisting physicians with inpatient and outpatient bronchoscopies and completing Tobacco Cessation interventions and patient education as assigned.
Licensure and Certification:
Current CA RCP license
Current BLS provider card
Current PALS provider card
Education:
AS degree in Respiratory Therapy
Experience:
Three years of clinical respiratory experience
Knowledge and Skills:
Competent in use of all respiratory therapy modalities
Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing
Strong time management skills
Problem solving skills
Basic computer skills
Physical Demands – Patient Care:
Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.
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