Respiratory Care Student

Job description

Position Summary:
The Student Tech RCP under the supervision of a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) will perform and evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic clinical procedures in accordance with physician orders.
Qualifications:
Education:
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Currently enrolled in an approved Respiratory Therapy Program approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) required.

Experience
• Second Year student with one-year of experience as a student in a respiratory therapy program required.

Licensure/Certification/Registration
• None

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Greet all patients and their accompanying family members when applicable and provide exemplary customer service.
• assist with procedures including but not limited, assisting with endotracheal intubation, extubations, tracheotomy tube changes, capnography monitoring.
• Other duties include evaluating appropriateness of medical orders, transporting patients requiring mechanical ventilation or airway protection, assuring safe operations of devices in the MRI, and assisting with Bronchoscopy.
• Will be proficient in the application of mechanical ventilator modalities, Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NPPV); Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP).
• Provide patient and therapeutic assessments to assure optimal medical decisions, review and revise policy, procedures, and practice guidelines, assist in the evaluation of products/equipment, and maintain environment and supply inventory of assigned unit.
• Will complete other duties as assigned.
• Work effectively and collaboratively with peers, nursing colleagues, physicians, and department heads.
• Effectively utilize strong organizational skills.
• Consistently display effective verbal communication skills.
• Proficient understanding and use of technology/PC skills required.
• Practice level up to competency level approved by respiratory Therapy Program.