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senior respiratory therapist - Providence, RI , USA, United States - State of Rhode Island
Description
Class DefinitionGENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
Within the Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) to plan, organize, supervise, and review the work of a subordinate respiratory staff engaged in administering respiratory care including diagnostic procedures to hospitalized patients as prescribed by a physician; and to related work as required.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Works under the general supervision of a superior from whom general instructions and assignments are received, consults with a physician regarding respiratory care; work is reviewed usually upon completion for conformance to policies, procedures, and directions.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Plans, assigns, supervises and instructs the work of personnel engaged in providing respiratory procedures.
Illustrative Examples of Work Performed
Within the Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) to plan, organize, supervise, and review the work of a subordinate respiratory staff engaged in administering respiratory care including diagnostic procedures to hospitalized patients as prescribed by a physician; and to related work as required.
To consult with a physician in establishing an individual respiratory treatment program for each patient according to their abilities and limitations, and to monitor and evaluate such a program upon implementation.
To assist in the formulation of policies and procedures relative to respiratory care and to analyze and evaluate existing policies and procedures to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness of the provided respiratory services; to make recommendations for necessary improvements or to introduce new respiratory methods, policies and procedures.
As required, to administer respiratory therapy treatment and specialized diagnostic respiratory procedures to hospitalized patients in accordance with physician's orders.
To be responsible for the ordering, inspection, testing, operation, and maintenance of respiratory equipment, along with the responsibility for the disinfection and sterilization of all respiratory equipment, accessories and supplies.
To be responsible for planning, organizing, and directing orientation program(s) for all new respiratory personnel designed to familiarize the employees with hospital therapeutic and diagnostic policies and procedures, the equipment utilized, program objectives, etc.
To be responsible for preparing budget proposals for the respiratory department, including forecasting equipment and personnel needs and changes, equipment repair costs, supplies, as well as any other expenditures which would directly affect the budget allocation.
To prepare and maintain a variety of records and reports concerning department operations, including, but not limited to: type of procedures performed and the number of each, staffing hours rendered, total number of patients treated, payroll records, and equipment records.
To attend staff and committee meetings as well as patient care conferences relative to respiratory care department and its services.
To do related work as required.
Required Qualifications for Appointment
KNOWLEDGES,
SKILLS AND CAPACITIES:
A thorough knowledge of the principles, practices, techniques and equipment used in the application of respiratory therapy; skill in the application of such principles, practices, and techniques; thorough knowledge of precautions and potential hazards involved in respiratory therapy treatment; the ability to answer questions from subordinates and to respond to emergency situations; the ability to evaluate a patient's needs based upon their abilities and limitations and to establish a respiratory therapy program with conferral of a physician; the ability to analyze existing respiratory policies and procedures and to recommend improvements or introduce new respiratory methods or procedures to a superior; the ability to administer respiratory therapy and to operate required equipment; the ability to instruct, plan, assign, supervise and review the work activities of a subordinate respiratory staff; the ability to plan, coordinate, and direct orientation and in-service training respiratory programs; the ability to prepare and maintain a variety of reports including budget proposals and departmental operational reports; the ability to maintain patient's records, as well as other various records relative to the respiratory department; the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors, associates, subordinates, patients and the public; and related capacities and abilities.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Education:
Graduation from high school supplemented by completion of an approved program or course of respiratory therapy; and must have five years of full-time employment in an acute hospital; and
Experience:
Considerable employment as a registered respiratory therapist in a supervisory position in the private, public, hospital or institution setting.
Or, any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
At the time of appointment, must be registered by the National Board of Respiratory Care and must maintain such registration as a condition of employment; must be licensed as a respiratory therapist by the State of Rhode Island and must maintain licensure as a condition of employment.
Supplemental InformationPreferred Illustrative Examples of Work Performed:
To Administer respiratory care and life support to patients that present the most acute problems with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system.
To supervise the work activities of a subordinate respiratory staff engaged in administering various respiratory procedures for the care of hospitalized patients as required.
To perform specialized diagnostic procedures as directed by hospital policy which may include tracheal suctioning, pulmonary function testing and drawing arterial blood for analysis as prescribed by a physician and evaluating results of tests.
To be responsible for the operation, inspection, testing and maintenance of various types of respiratory equipment, including ventilators, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, environmental control systems, aerosol generators, blood gas analyzer, pulmonary function machine as well as a variety of other specialized oxygen and therapeutic respiratory devices.
To be responsible for the orientation of new and existing personnel, including the demonstration of respiratory care procedures and equipment.
To administer cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
To provide instruction to patients regarding breathing exercises, coughing techniques and rehabilitative breathing procedures and to monitor such activities noting the progress made or difficulties the patient may be experiencing.
To maintain patient records involving the type of treatment administered, the time given, patient reaction to such treatment, as well as other pertinent information.
To do daily physician rounds, to attend team meetings, and to respond to hospital wide medical situations where a respiratory therapist's expertise is needed.
To do tracheostomy tube changes as needed.
To do related work as required.
Preferred Education and Experience
Education:
Such as may have been gained through; possession of an associates degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a respiratory therapy program;
And
Experience:
Such as may have been gained through: employment as a registered respiratory therapist in an acute care hospital for two years or a certified respiratory therapist in an acute care hospital for three years.
Pre-Employment Requirements for all candidates to receive a position at ESH is the proof of immunity against:Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR)
Varicella (Chickenpox),
Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap),
Hepatitis B titers,
Tuberculin Skin Test (TST)
Please contact Employee Health Clinic within 2 business days of accepting the position.
The Employee Health Office at the Eleanor Slater Hospital is open 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM Monday through Friday at:
Cranston Ph:
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Zambarano Ph:
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For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at
Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit. Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system.
At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.
01Are you a member of LIUNA Local 808 at Zambarano? (You must answer this question correctly to be considered based on your union affiliation.
If you fail to answer this question correctly, you will not be entitled to be considered based on contractual provisions.)
At the time of appointment, applicants must be registered by the National Board of Respiratory Care and must maintain such registration as a condition of employment.
At the time of appointment you must be licensed as a respiratory therapist by the State of Rhode Island and must maintain such licensure as a condition of employment.
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