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About the Role

Administers standardized respiratory therapy services to patients in a hospital, nursing home, or health-related facility, adhering to New York State Educational Law for Respiratory Therapists.

Responsibilities

• Sets up, positions, and operates various types of oxygen, therapeutic gas, and mist-inhalation equipment.
• Explains treatment and breathing procedures to patients to alleviate fears and anxieties.
• Prepares and positions patients for therapy, fitting masks or securing cannulae/catheters.
• Prepares medications as prescribed and adds them to equipment, adjusting settings for optimal delivery.
• Operates intermittent positive pressure breathing apparatus for gas and drug delivery.
• Observes patients during therapy and reports any adverse reactions to superiors.
• Visits patients to ensure physician's orders are followed and equipment is functioning correctly.
• Disassembles, cleans, sterilizes, and inspects equipment to ensure proper operation.
• Maintains adequate supplies of gases and inventories respiratory therapy equipment.
• Prepares various records and reports.

Requirements

• Must possess a valid license and current registration (or valid temporary permit) issued by the New York State Education Department as a Respiratory Therapist.

Skills

• Knowledge of current methods, equipment, applications, and limitations of respiratory therapy.
• Knowledge of safety standards for resuscitation equipment, oxygen, aerosol medication, and other respiratory therapy equipment.
• Knowledge of the respiratory system, its normal functions, and common malfunctions.
• Knowledge of the physiological effects of various respiratory therapy gases and gaseous mixtures on the human body.
• Ability to communicate calmly and reassuringly with people under stress.
• Ability to keep records and make reports.
• Good motor and eye coordination.
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

Location

• New York State

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Not specified

Education Level

• Licensed Respiratory Therapist

Salary/Compensations

• $30.38—$43.54 USD per hour