Intermountain Healthcare
Respiratory Therapy Assistant
Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84193
Respiratory Therapy Assistant
The Respiratory Therapy Assistant provides support to the licensed Respiratory Therapist with various duties. The incumbent follows appropriate procedures for obtaining, tracking, returning, cleaning, and disposing of equipment and supplies. This position conducts other assigned tasks by the licensed Respiratory Therapist in keeping with the Respiratory Therapy Assistant's defined duties. Essential Functions Assists professional staff with clinical services, maintains an orderly work area, and performs clerical duties. Inventories and requisitions supplies and equipment. Maintains daily, monthly, and annual cleaning schedules and documents appropriately. Participates in quality and patient safety initiatives. Care sites may add transport as an additional responsibility in the department-specific addendum. Performs other duties as assigned. May be required to float to other departments based on business need. Data Outcomes: Performs low acuity data reviews. Data entry and extraction. Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Discharges: Review patient chart for DME insurance coverage. Presents patient choice information and documents patient choice. Assembles all regulatory required documentation or forms for DME. Review DME discharge documents with the Respiratory Therapist prior to faxing them to the DME company. Coordinate calls and additional information with the DME company in preparation for patient discharge with DME. Performs follow-up calls to patients after discharge to ensure a smooth transition. Blood Gas: Performs arterial blood gas punctures and running of samples as applicable to the facility. Performs equipment maintenance and quality control per defined processes and schedules. EKGs: Performs EKGs as applicable to the facility. Assists and coordinates with the Respiratory Therapy/Pulmonary Disease Navigator in arranging appointments. Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations. May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift. Skills Respiratory Therapy Medical Equipment Patient Care Blood Gases Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Customer Follow-Ups Documentations Cleaning Arterial Blood Gas Analysis Equipment Maintenance Minimum Qualifications High school diploma as required by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and College of American Pathologists (CAP). Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers. Basic computer skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience working in a healthcare-related environment. Completion of the RT Extender/Aid training course. Physical Requirements Ongoing need for employees to see and read information and labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, and identify equipment and supplies. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. Expected to lift and utilize a full range of movement, including bending to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Need to walk to obtain and distribute supplies and equipment. May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended time. Location: Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center Work City: Murray Work State: Utah Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $19.31 - $26.22
The Respiratory Therapy Assistant provides support to the licensed Respiratory Therapist with various duties. The incumbent follows appropriate procedures for obtaining, tracking, returning, cleaning, and disposing of equipment and supplies. This position conducts other assigned tasks by the licensed Respiratory Therapist in keeping with the Respiratory Therapy Assistant's defined duties. Essential Functions Assists professional staff with clinical services, maintains an orderly work area, and performs clerical duties. Inventories and requisitions supplies and equipment. Maintains daily, monthly, and annual cleaning schedules and documents appropriately. Participates in quality and patient safety initiatives. Care sites may add transport as an additional responsibility in the department-specific addendum. Performs other duties as assigned. May be required to float to other departments based on business need. Data Outcomes: Performs low acuity data reviews. Data entry and extraction. Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Discharges: Review patient chart for DME insurance coverage. Presents patient choice information and documents patient choice. Assembles all regulatory required documentation or forms for DME. Review DME discharge documents with the Respiratory Therapist prior to faxing them to the DME company. Coordinate calls and additional information with the DME company in preparation for patient discharge with DME. Performs follow-up calls to patients after discharge to ensure a smooth transition. Blood Gas: Performs arterial blood gas punctures and running of samples as applicable to the facility. Performs equipment maintenance and quality control per defined processes and schedules. EKGs: Performs EKGs as applicable to the facility. Assists and coordinates with the Respiratory Therapy/Pulmonary Disease Navigator in arranging appointments. Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations. May be required to be placed on-call during a regularly scheduled shift. Skills Respiratory Therapy Medical Equipment Patient Care Blood Gases Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Customer Follow-Ups Documentations Cleaning Arterial Blood Gas Analysis Equipment Maintenance Minimum Qualifications High school diploma as required by the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and College of American Pathologists (CAP). Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) for healthcare providers. Basic computer skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience working in a healthcare-related environment. Completion of the RT Extender/Aid training course. Physical Requirements Ongoing need for employees to see and read information and labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, and identify equipment and supplies. Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. Expected to lift and utilize a full range of movement, including bending to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Need to walk to obtain and distribute supplies and equipment. May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended time. Location: Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center Work City: Murray Work State: Utah Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24 The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $19.31 - $26.22