Job Description:

DEPARTMENT: RESPIRATORY THERAPY FACILITY: Tift Regional Medical Center WORK TYPE: PRN SHIFT: Varied HOURS: Varied SUMMARY: The Respiratory Student provides indirect patient care duties under the guidance and direction of the Director of Respiratory Services. The Respiratory Student performs preventative maintenance on ventilators and cleaning and assembling equipment. RESPONSIBILITIES: * Maintains an effective rapport with patients, visitors, physicians, co-workers, and other department directors. * Knowledgeable of all oxygen modalities. * Knowledgeable of all treatment modalities. * Knowledgeable of all aspects of Airway Management. * Knowledgeable of concepts of Mechanical Ventilation. * Follows all procedures for collection and analysis of Arterial Blood Gas Samples. * Assists with QC and maintenance to Arterial Blood Gas Analyzers. * Processes equipment and assist with stocking. * Accurately states patient's condition to coworkers at shift report, physician on rounds, and to other associates when required. * Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and facility regulations, laws and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified. * Understands and adheres to compliance standards as they appear in the Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct, and Conflicts of Interest Policy. * Demonstrates age-specific skills as required by position. * Offers suggestions on ways to improve operations of department and reduce costs. * Attends all mandatory education programs. * Improves self-knowledge through voluntarily attending continuing education/certification classes. * Maintains required competency levels as identified in written exams, skills checklists, skills labs, annual safety and health requirements as well as service excellence education hours requirements. * Willing to cross-train in order to better assist co-workers and to provide maximum efficiency in department. * Volunteers/participates on hospital committees, functions, and department projects. * Manages resources effectively. * Reports equipment in need of repair in order to extend life of equipment. * Makes good use of time so as to not create needless overtime. EDUCATION: * High School Diploma or Equivalent * Senior year of Respiratory Therapy Program OTHER INFORMATION: * Must be currently enrolled and in senior year of Respiratory Therapy program. COMPETENCIES & SKILLS: * Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work, and achieves results with little oversight. * Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification * Adapts to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities and works with a variety of situations, individuals, groups, and varying customer needs. * Influences others to act in support of ideas, programs, or causes. * Examines data to grasp issues, draw conclusions, and solve problems. * Beside monitoring * Basic Life Support certification * Patient care plan establishment and evaluation * Clinical Assessment * Enables co-workers to grow and succeed through feedback, instruction, and encouragement. * Diplomatically handles challenging or tense interpersonal situations. * Works together with others to achieve a common goal. * Possess the ability to think clearly and rationally, understanding the logical connection between ideas. * Provides excellent service to internal and external customers. * Data analysis and reporting * Data presentation * Data querying * Makes timely, informed decisions that take into account the facts, goals, constraints, and risks. * Is reliable and trustworthy while performing work in a consistent and timely manner. * Perform and evaluate diagnostic tests * Electronic medical record documentation * Electronic medical record software * Earns others' trust and respect through consistent honesty and transparency in all interactions. * Openness to different and new ways of doing things and willingness to modify one's preferred way of doing things. * Correctly interprets and follows instructions. * Recognizes obstacles and moves forward with potential solutions without hesitation. * Relates to the individual they are speaking with. * Possess the technical knowledge necessary to safely and efficiently perform job. * Machine/equipment operation * Medical terminology * Medication administration * Uses tools, machines, and/or vehicles to complete the assigned work. * Conveys ideas and facts orally using language the audience will best understand. * Manages time, energy and workspace well and is able to accomplish assigned tasks successfully. * Uses knowledge of the workings, structure and culture of the organization and political climate to solve problems and accomplish goals. * Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification * Patient care skills including feeding, dressing, and bathing. * Patient and family education * Proficient in safe patient care techniques * Resolves difficult or complicated challenges. * Partners with clients to identify and resolve complex or sensitive issues. * Systematically improves workplaces processes and the ways care is delivered to patients. * Grasps the meaning of written information and applies it to work situations. * Builds constructive working relationships characterized by a high level of acceptance, cooperation, and mutual respect. * Does what he/she commits to doing. * Has ability to cope with and rise to inevitable challenges, problems and set-backs. * Focuses on results and desired outcomes and how best to achieve them in order to get the job done. * Sees the big, long-range picture. * Maintains composure in highly stressful or adverse situations. * Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables. * Ensures that work is complete and accurate and follows up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled. * Helps create a work environment that embraces and appreciates diversity. * Vital sign monitoring Southwell/Tift Regional Health System, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.