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Respiratory Student Equipment Technician

MUSC Children's Health · Charleston, SC · 1 mo ago
On-siteEngineeringPart-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate (EEO, E-Verify, etc). Must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Pay and Schedule only if posting actually states them. The posting includes: Pay Rate Type Hourly, Pay Grade Health-17, Scheduled Weekly Hours 8, Work Shift Evening. So we have Pay and Schedule info. Benefits? Not mentioned. So no Benefits section. Skills? Not explicit; maybe we can infer from qualifications but better not create unless explicit. The posting includes Qualifications: high school diploma or equivalent, enrolled in respiratory program approved by CoArc, six months training or experience in a hospital setting preferred, ability to work with others, follow instructions, prioritize work needs. Also physical requirements list. Those could go under Requirements or Qualifications. We need to decide sections: About the role (summary), Responsibilities (list duties), Requirements (maybe qualifications + physical), Qualifications (maybe education/experience), Skills (maybe abilities). But we must avoid thin sections. Better to combine: About the role (summary paragraph), Responsibilities (ul), Requirements (ul) covering qualifications and physical requirements. Pay and Schedule sections. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We must not include duplicated lines. Remove EEO etc. Let's extract substantive content: Job Description Summary: The Respiratory Student Technician (RST) supports the Respiratory Therapy Department while progressing through an accredited respiratory therapy program. Depending on competency level, responsibilities range from respiratory equipment and supply management to direct patient care under the supervision of a licensed Respiratory Therapist. The Respiratory Student Technician works in a hospital-based environment across multiple clinical and support areas. All duties are performed in accordance with hospital policies and procedures, infection prevention standards, departmental guidelines, and under the direction of Respiratory Therapy leadership. PRN position. Hours include weekend and holiday coverage, as required, based on department needs. Entity Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type PRN Cost Center CC000708 CHS - Therapy - Respiratory Pediatric (SJCH) Pay Rate Type Hourly Pay Grade Health-17 Scheduled Weekly Hours 8 Work Shift Evening (United States of America) Job Description Respiratory Student Technician I (RST I): First year student in the respiratory therapy program, primarily responsible for maintaining respiratory equipment and supplies. Responsibilities include retrieving soiled respiratory equipment, cleaning and disinfecting non-disposable equipment, preparing equipment for reuse, restocking respiratory supplies, delivering equipment to assigned areas, maintaining organized equipment storage locations, completing equipment logs, and identifying equipment that requires repair or preventative maintenance. The Respiratory Student Technician I collaborates with Respiratory Therapists, unit staff, clinical coordinators, educators, and department leadership to help maintain equipment availability and support efficient department workflow. All duties are performed according to established hospital policies and procedures, infection prevention standards, safety requirements, and departmental workflows. Respiratory Student Technician II (RST II) As a second-year respiratory therapy student, Respiratory Student Technician II (RST II) assumes expanded clinical responsibilities as competencies advance. In addition to maintaining and managing respiratory equipment, the RST II performs respiratory assessments, administers respiratory therapies, assists with treatment planning, documents patient care activities, and provides patient and family education under the supervision of a licensed Respiratory Therapist. All clinical activities and documentation must comply with departmental standards, hospital policies, and applicable regulatory requirements. Patient care documentation completed by an RST II requires review and co-signature by a supervising Respiratory Therapist. The RST II is expected to demonstrate professionalism, support the delivery of safe and effective patient care, participate in ongoing professional development, and collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team to promote high-quality respiratory care services and positive patient outcomes. Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required. Must be enrolled in a Respiratory Program approved by CoArc (Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care). Six months training or experience in a hospital setting preferred. Ability to work with others, follow instructions, and prioritize work needs. Physical Requirements (C) Continuous – 6-8 hours per shift; 2) (F) Frequent – 2-6 hours per shift; 3) (I) Infrequent– 0-2 hours per shift Ability to perform job functions while standing. (C) Ability to perform job functions while sitting. (C) Ability to perform job functions while walking. (F) Ability to climb stairs. (I) Ability to work indoors. (C) Ability to work outside in temperature extremes. (I) Ability to work from elevated areas. (F) Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces. (F) Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions. (I) Ability to bend at the waist. (F) Ability to twist at the waist. (F) Ability to squat and perform job functions. (F) Ability to perform “pinching” operations. (F) Ability to fully use both hands/arms. (C) Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders. (C) Ability to fully use both legs. (C) Ability to reach in all directions. (C) Possess good finger dexterity. (C) Ability to maintain tactile sensory functions. (C) Ability to maintain good olfactory sensory function. (C) Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted. (I) Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to thirty-six inches unassisted. (I) Ability to lift from thirty-six” to overhead 25 lbs. (I) Ability to exert up to 50lbs. of force. (F) Ability to maintain vision 20/40 corrected. (C) Ability to see and recognize objects close at hand or at a distance. (C) Ability to match or discriminate between colors. (C) Ability to determine distance/relationship between objects; depth perception. (C) Good peripheral vision capabilities. (C) Ability to maintain hearing acuity, with correction. (C) Ability to perform gross motor functions with frequent fine motor movements. (C) Ability to deal effectively with stressful situations. (C) Ability to work rotating shifts. (F) Ability to work overtime as required. (F) Ability to learn and use new processes, tools and equipment as required. (F) Ability to work in a latex safe environment. (C) Ability to be qualified physically (by medical personnel) for respirator use, initially and as required. Additional Job Description: High school diploma or equivalent and currently enrolled in an accredited Respiratory Therapy program. If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us! (that's fluff but maybe keep? It's not boilerplate but it's promotional; we can keep as part of About the role? Might be considered filler but it's substantive? It's a sentence encouraging; we could keep as part of About the role. But we must not invent or summarize away detail. It's okay to keep. We must remove EEO and E-Verify etc. Now construct HTML. Sections:

About the role

... summary ...

Responsibilities

  • ... list duties from RST I and RST II combined? We can combine but maybe separate? The instruction: use
    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can list all responsibilities. We need to preserve all substantive info; we can list each duty. Responsibilities from RST I: retrieving soiled respiratory equipment, cleaning and disinfecting non-disposable equipment, preparing equipment for reuse, restocking respiratory supplies, delivering equipment to assigned areas, maintaining organized equipment storage locations, completing equipment logs, identifying equipment that requires repair or preventative maintenance. RST II: performs respiratory assessments, administers respiratory therapies, assists with treatment planning, documents patient care activities, provides patient and family education under supervision, collaborates with interdisciplinary team, demonstrates professionalism, supports safe effective patient care, participates in ongoing professional development. Also mention collaboration with Respiratory Therapists, unit staff, clinical coordinators, educators, department leadership to help maintain equipment availability and support efficient department workflow (that's more of a responsibility). Also all duties performed according to policies etc (maybe not a duty). We'll include as separate bullet? Might be considered generic; but we can include. We'll create a comprehensive list.

      Requirements

      maybe combine qualifications and physical requirements. But we have Qualifications section separate? The instruction: we can have Qualifications section. But we also have Requirements. To avoid thin sections, we could have Qualifications (education/experience) and Requirements (physical). But we need to decide. We have Qualifications: high school diploma or equivalent, enrolled in accredited respiratory program approved by CoArc, six months training or experience in hospital setting preferred, ability to work with others, follow instructions, prioritize work needs. Physical requirements list many items. We could make a single Requirements section that includes both qualifications and physical requirements as list items. That would be substantive. But we also have a Qualifications heading maybe redundant. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (including qualifications and physical), Pay, Schedule. Thus we omit Qualifications and Skills sections. Pay section: Pay Rate Type Hourly, Pay Grade Health-17. Schedule section: Scheduled Weekly Hours 8, Work Shift Evening, PRN position, Hours include weekend and holiday coverage as required. We need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now produce HTML. We'll wrap each section in appropriate tags. Make sure no extra text outside. Let's craft. About the role paragraph: combine summary and additional description. Paragraph: "The Respiratory Student Technician (RST) supports the Respiratory Therapy Department while progressing through an accredited respiratory therapy program. Depending on competency level, responsibilities range from respiratory equipment and supply management to direct patient care under the supervision of a licensed Respiratory Therapist. The Respiratory Student Technician works in a hospital-based environment across multiple clinical and support areas. All duties are performed in accordance with hospital policies and procedures, infection prevention standards, departmental guidelines, and under the direction of Respiratory Therapy leadership. PRN position. Hours include weekend and holiday coverage, as required, based on department needs. High school diploma or equivalent and currently enrolled in an accredited Respiratory Therapy program. If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!" That seems okay. Now Responsibilities ul. List items: - Retrieving soiled respiratory equipment - Cleaning and disinfecting non-disposable equipment - Preparing equipment for reuse - Restocking respiratory supplies - Delivering equipment to assigned areas - Maintaining organized equipment storage locations - Completing equipment logs - Identifying equipment that requires repair or preventative maintenance - Collaborating with Respiratory Therapists, unit staff, clinical coordinators, educators, and department leadership to help maintain equipment availability and support efficient department workflow - Performing respiratory assessments - Administering respiratory therapies - Assisting with treatment planning - Documenting patient care activities - Providing patient and family education under the supervision of a licensed Respiratory Therapist - Demonstrating professionalism and supporting the delivery of safe and effective patient care - Participating in ongoing professional development - Collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team to promote high-quality respiratory care services and positive patient outcomes Now Requirements ul (qualifications + physical). Qualifications items: - High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required - Must be enrolled in a Respiratory Program approved by CoArc (Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care) - Six months training or experience in a hospital setting preferred - Ability to work with others, follow instructions, and prioritize work needs Physical requirements items: we need to list each

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