REGISTERED RESPIRATORY THERAPIST SPECIALIST III -

Patient Care

• Provide direct cardiopulmonary care to patients in assigned area
• Provide patients education and consultation on disease management

Medications

• Administer medications, including IV medications, as ordered by physician via the Five Rights
• Document and communicate clinical findings

Coordination

• Consult with physicians to ensure quality of patient care within area of specialty

Quality

• Assume responsibility for portions of the quality control programs

Equipment

• Care for malfunctioning equipment, develop inventory/stock PAR levels and order supplies
• Maintain adequate stock level
• Develop respiratory instrument trays for each procedure in the specialty area
• Inspect instruments, order instruments, and coordinate instrument repairs as necessary

Education

• Advance clinical knowledge by participation in educational opportunities
• Coordinate in-service training/workshops for appropriate staff

Customer Service

• Ensure customer and patient satisfaction using scripting procedure

Patient Safety

• Follow patient safety-related policies, procedures and protocols
• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns, medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Qualifications

• Essential: Associate Degree
• Nonessential: Bachelor's Degree
• Essential: Education specialization: Related Discipline
• Nonessential: Related Discipline
• Essential: 1 year directly related experience
• Nonessential: 2 years directly related experience
• Essential: Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification w/in 6 months
• Nonessential: CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days
• Essential: Respiratory Care Practitioner in NM
• Essential: Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Essential: Expanded Practice Credentials Board Verification for RRT CPFT or ACC or AE-C w/in 1 year of position
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Medium Work