Student Respiratory Therapist

Responsibilities

• Reviews, collects, relevant clinical data.
• Formulates an appropriate respiratory care plan based on patient assessment.
• Performs basic emergency, therapeutic, and diagnostic procedures for neonatal, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Assembles, checks, and corrects malfunctions and performs quality controls on respiratory care equipment.
• Provides effective education to patients and co-workers as appropriate.
• Maintains clinical and professional competency based upon established standards of practice and student limitations.
• Communicates changes in the respiratory care plan with other healthcare team members.
• Actively participates in departmental quality assurance and hospital-wide organizational performance improvement activities.
• Adheres to infection control and safety practices according to policies and procedures.
• Must be able to receive delegation.
• Address conflict and stressful situation.
• Communicate with different personalities and engage in face to face discussion.
• Dealing with unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities.
• Must be able to use electronic mail, telephone and texting.
• Must be able to work in groups.
• Must be able to perform structured and unstructured work.
• Must be meet time pressure and time lines.
• Includes possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazardous materials and/or cleaning solutions.
• Requires wearing of common protective and safety equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, mask, gowns, etc.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Enrolled in a respiratory therapy program leading to eligibility for National Board for Respiratory Care Entry Level (CRT) and/or Advanced Practice (RRT) examinations.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and comprehend English.
• Basic life support certification within 150 days of employment.
• Ability to meet behavioral expectations and work well as part of a team.
• Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

Work Context

• Environmental Conditions: Includes exposure to human fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazard materials and/or cleaning solutions. Requires wearing common protective or safety equipment.
• Psiological Conditions: Includes communicating with all types of personalities and being responsible for outcomes/results.
• Physical Factors: Ability to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking; ability to lift and carry up to a maximum of 50 pounds with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 10 pounds; able to reach reasonable distances in any direction; ability to run in emergency situations; must be able to move fingers in a coordinated manner; must have ability to feel and perceive temperatures, texture, shape and size with fingertips; physical presence onsite is essential; hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range; able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.