RESPIRATORY STUDENT INTERN

About the role

We serve the health care needs of the people of Memphis and the Mid-South. This position involves providing equipment and supplies necessary for optimal patient care, ensuring compliance with Infection Control guidelines, maintaining inventory, and delivering supplies to various departments.

Responsibilities

• Maintains inventory and delivers appropriate equipment/supplies to necessary departments/areas of the hospital.
• Fills inventory supply requisitions and delivers supplies.
• Processes returned items appropriately.
• Understands, applies, and supports departmental/hospital policies, procedures and standards.
• Performs general housekeeping functions.
• Maintains hospital, DNV and other quality control standards with subsequent records of sterilization procedures.
• Ensures safe operation of equipment.
• Maintains equipment and work area.
• Recognizes and reacts appropriately to environmental safety factors.
• Performs quality control checks.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a college program.
• BASIC LIFE SUPPORT - American Heart Association certification.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand moderately complex written materials.
• Ability to communicate verbally with Associates, Physicians, and other outside professionals.
• Ability to organize multiple tasks and projects while maintaining control of workflow.
• Ability to perform technical skills as required with disassembly/re-assembly of equipment/supplies.
• Ability to understand principles and implement basic procedures of infection control and aseptic technique.
• Ability to work without close supervision and exercise initiative and independent judgment once technical training has been completed.
• Ability to respond appropriately to emergency or critical situations.
• Ability to communicate verbally with patients and families in a professional manner.

Skills

• Understanding of moderately complex written materials.
• Verbal communication skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Technical skills for equipment/supplies management.
• Infection control and aseptic technique knowledge.
• Initiative and independent judgment.
• Emergency response capability.
• Professional communication with patients and families.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Supervision Provided

No supervisory or lead responsibilities assigned to this job.

Physical Demands

• Climbing.
• Pushing.
• Standing.
• Hearing.
• Walking.
• Reaching.
• Grasping.
• Kneeling.
• Stooping.
• Repetitive motion.
• Good balance and coordination.
• Exposure to patient body fluids.
• Heavy work - exerting up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 50 lbs. of force frequently.
• Close visual acuity.
• General observations of facilities or structures.