Maimonides Medical Center
About Us
We're Maimonides Health, Brooklyn's largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system's 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation's largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clincal progams rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Overview
To administer, provide and teach respiratory care at the highest technical level according to physician orders or independently utilizing respiratory care protocols; to help foster a safe clinical work environment.
Responsibilities
Patient care responsibilities are delivered with knowledge of patient growth and development and are appropriate to the ages of the patients served. Performs cardiopulmonary evaluations and assessments and diagnostic procedures including but not limited to pre-admission assessment, peak negative pressure, vital capacity, peak flow, and possible home care needs. Assessments will include evaluation of treatment and/or procedure outcomes as compared to physician goals and appropriate follow-up action Positions patients as required (e.g., by physician's orders, patient's condition, or therapy being administered). Responsible for the assembly, sequential operation, and calibration of equipment and accessories to implement associated therapeutic regimens including, but not limited to, teaching inpatients and outpatients incentive spirometry as appropriate; instructs patients and family before discharge on pulmonary rehabilitation procedures (e.g., deep breathing, use of equipment at home, suctioning procedures). Attends and participates in Medical Rounds and teaching conference Documents patient outcomes and maintains other required documentation in patient chart and department records according to departmental policies and procedures. Maintains open lines of communication with other disciplines to facilitate resolution of problems and patient care issues in a timely manner. Acts as resource or consultant to physicians, nurses, patients and families and to other Respiratory Care practitioners and the public to provide appropriate, tactful support and education when requested and required; provides clinical supervision of care given by non-RRTs and Technicians. Performs infection control procedures (i.e. changing resuscitator bags, aerosol set-ups and recycling same as required); processes equipment on an as-need Reports problems or unusual circumstances to appropriate member of health care team Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, performance improvement program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
Qualifications
Education:
Graduation from an AMA-approved Respiratory Therapy program required.
Current NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist required.
Current NYS license as Respiratory Therapist required.
Current NYC Fire Department Certificate of Fitness for Bulk Gas Systems (G-17) preferred.
Current NYC Fire Department Certificate of Fitness for Storage, Handling, use, and re-filling of Non-Flammable Compressed Gases (G-46) required.
BCLS certification required, ACLS/AHA certification preferred.
Experience:
2 years of critical care experience preferred.
Skills:
Good oral and written communication skills.
Good interpersonal skills.
Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position
Pay Range
USD $53.11 - USD $62.02 /Hr. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.
We're Maimonides Health, Brooklyn's largest healthcare system, serving over 250,000 patients each year through the system's 3 hospitals, 1800 physicians and healthcare professionals, more than 80 community-based practices and outpatient centers. At Maimonides Health, our core values H.E.A.R.T drives everything we do. We uphold and maintain Honesty, Empathy, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork to empower our talented team, engage our respective communities and adhere to Planetree's philosophy of patient-centered care. The system is anchored by Maimonides Medical Center, one of the nation's largest independent teaching hospitals and home to centers of excellence in numerous specialties; Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital (formerly New York Community Hospital), a 130-bed adult medical-surgical hospital; and Maimonides Children's Hospital, Brooklyn's only children's hospital and only pediatric trauma center. Maimonides' clincal progams rank among the best in the country for patient outcomes, including its Heart and Vascular Institute, Neuroscience Institute, Boneand Joint Center, and Cancer Center. Maimonides is an affiliate of Northwell Health and a major clinical training site for SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Overview
To administer, provide and teach respiratory care at the highest technical level according to physician orders or independently utilizing respiratory care protocols; to help foster a safe clinical work environment.
Responsibilities
Patient care responsibilities are delivered with knowledge of patient growth and development and are appropriate to the ages of the patients served. Performs cardiopulmonary evaluations and assessments and diagnostic procedures including but not limited to pre-admission assessment, peak negative pressure, vital capacity, peak flow, and possible home care needs. Assessments will include evaluation of treatment and/or procedure outcomes as compared to physician goals and appropriate follow-up action Positions patients as required (e.g., by physician's orders, patient's condition, or therapy being administered). Responsible for the assembly, sequential operation, and calibration of equipment and accessories to implement associated therapeutic regimens including, but not limited to, teaching inpatients and outpatients incentive spirometry as appropriate; instructs patients and family before discharge on pulmonary rehabilitation procedures (e.g., deep breathing, use of equipment at home, suctioning procedures). Attends and participates in Medical Rounds and teaching conference Documents patient outcomes and maintains other required documentation in patient chart and department records according to departmental policies and procedures. Maintains open lines of communication with other disciplines to facilitate resolution of problems and patient care issues in a timely manner. Acts as resource or consultant to physicians, nurses, patients and families and to other Respiratory Care practitioners and the public to provide appropriate, tactful support and education when requested and required; provides clinical supervision of care given by non-RRTs and Technicians. Performs infection control procedures (i.e. changing resuscitator bags, aerosol set-ups and recycling same as required); processes equipment on an as-need Reports problems or unusual circumstances to appropriate member of health care team Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, performance improvement program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
Qualifications
Education:
Graduation from an AMA-approved Respiratory Therapy program required.
Current NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist required.
Current NYS license as Respiratory Therapist required.
Current NYC Fire Department Certificate of Fitness for Bulk Gas Systems (G-17) preferred.
Current NYC Fire Department Certificate of Fitness for Storage, Handling, use, and re-filling of Non-Flammable Compressed Gases (G-46) required.
BCLS certification required, ACLS/AHA certification preferred.
Experience:
2 years of critical care experience preferred.
Skills:
Good oral and written communication skills.
Good interpersonal skills.
Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position
Pay Range
USD $53.11 - USD $62.02 /Hr. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Maimonides Medical Center (MMC) is an equal opportunity employer.