Respiratory Therapist

Job Description

Job Description:\n\nJOB SUMMARY Under the general direction of the Cardiopulmonary Manager, the Respiratory Therapy Professional (RCP) will perform respiratory care procedures/diagnostic studies as prescribed in accordance with TJC, federal, state, and local guidelines, organizational and departmental policies and procedures. Communicates with medical staff, other departments, and outside agencies while maintaining confidentiality. Position requires self-motivation, creativity, and capabilities to function in a semi-autonomous role within a fast paced and dynamic environment JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum Level of Education: Education level equivalent to completion of high school and a graduate of an accredited respiratory therapy program, preferably a 2–4-year program. Formal Training: Must be a graduate of an accredited respiratory therapy program, preferably a 2–4-year program. Licensure, Certification, Registration: Must have and maintain an unencumbered State of Georgia Respiratory Care Practitioner license, a certificate of certification/registry from an accredited School of Respiratory Care, and BLS CPR, PALS and ACLS. Work Experience: Three to six months experience in healthcare respiratory therapy is preferred. Intermediate computer skills with word processing and spreadsheet capabilities. Tools and Equipment Used: Calculator, personal computer, telephone, facsimile machine, paper shredder, copier, printer, oxygen tanks, electrocardiogram monitors, respiratory therapy equipment, wheelchairs, stretchers, general medical equipment and respiratory therapy equipment. STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE 1. Assist in interpreting cardiopulmonary policies and procedures to personnel, patients, family members, etc., as necessary as well as patient instructions at discharge. 2. Perform administrative requirements, as directed, such as completing necessary forms, reports, etc. 3. Assist in arranging patient transport to another facility. 4. Transport patient intra-facility as necessary for treatment. 5. Coordinate with other departments to ensure continuous quality patient care 6. Ensures departmental adherence to proper infection control, OSHA and safety standards. 7. Perform cardiopulmonary procedures in a variety of environments, i.e., patient rooms, emergency department. 8. Ensure all cardiopulmonary practices and procedures are in compliance with current applicable regulations and guidelines. 9. Prepare and organize equipment and supplies prior to beginning treatment. Maintain work area in a neat, clean, organized manner. 10. Assist with the patient care plan, maintain treatment records, patient files, and progress notes as required. 11. Interface with the business office to ensure complete and accurate billing. 12. Demonstrate to patients and other medical care professionals the use of medical appliances involved in cardiopulmonary as needed. 13. Assist in equipment maintenance and stocking, reporting equipment malfunctions/hazardous conditions immediately to your manager, and maintenance, and logging in the maintenance log. 14. Make recommendations to your department manager regarding supplies and equipment. 15. Participates in continuing education. 16. Responsible for maintaining organizational facilities in accordance with TJC, federal and state, organizational and departmental policies and procedures. 17. Maintain a current file of patients treated (inpatient and outpatient). 18. Assist, attend, participate on various hospital committees. 19. When directed, be able to perform the following procedures without immediate supervision: IPPB therapy, Oxygen therapy, Pulmonary function testing, Ventilator care, Aerosol therapy, CPR, Arterial Blood Gases, EKG’s, Holter Monitors, Treadmill Stress Test, Chest physiotherapy, Airway Care, equipment maintenance/cleaning. 20. Performs other duties as necessary and assigned. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTAll information is subject to verification. False answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet conditions of employment may be grounds for withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.All Employees are to be COVID-19 Vaccinated or approved for a Religious or Health Exemption.All employees must be screened daily at COVID-19 screening stations (ER entrance and Therapy entrance) prior to start of shift and comply with mandatory face masking.All employees are required to successfully complete criminal background check and or fingerprint background check if applicable for position.All employees must possess and maintain a valid and active incumbent Georgia Licensure and or certification based on Job description eligibility requirements.All employees must comply with EHS drugfree workplace policy and successfully pass pre-employment and post-employment drug screening requirements.All employees must wear proper PPE based on their designated Job Title:Materials Management, Environmental Services, and Maintenance staff must wear back brace while lifting anything 25 pounds or higher.Care Center direct resident care staff must wear back brace and gait belt at all times while on duty.Clinical staff are required to wear proper PPE designated to their function and duties.All employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before start of employment and during employment tenure. Section 2 Responsibility FocusedAttends organizational and departmental orientation upon employment and completes annual update and health requirements thereafter in accordance with timeframes specified by organizational policy.Demonstrates a working knowledge of and/or location of organizational policies and procedures as well as adheres to them.Exhibits a working knowledge of information management, confidentiality, patient/resident’s safety, corporate compliance and infection control.Possess knowledge of reporting errors or near misses without fear or blame/punishment for reporting accidents/incidents. Addresses and reports problems as they arise.Completes required competencies, licensure, certification and registration recertification in a timely manner, as well as participates in continuing education.Arrives to work on time, on scheduled days, during scheduled hours. Maintains flexibility with work schedule in meeting the needs of the department.Provides age specific care demonstrating knowledge of growth and development, system assessment and developing an interdisciplinary plan of care addressing culture, religion and ethnic preferences.Attends 75% of mandatory departmental meetings and in-services.Utilizes equipment and materials in a cost-effective manner.Participates in performance improvement activities.Serves as a preceptor in orienting and/or training new personnel.Follows chain of command whenever issues or problems arise which are beyond scope of practice.Performs essential job functions in an acceptable quantity and quality. Customer Service Focused 1. Displays organizational core values: We are committed to quality through our service to excellence in patient care, facility operations and customer relations while showing compassion to needs of others. We are committed to leadership for vision and by our example with education in a learning culture for all employees. We are committed to accountability for our actions while we work with teamwork in which every employee participates displaying our creativity and encouraging innovation to improve quality and service and meeting our fiscal responsibility to provide quality, cost-effective services at all levels. 2. Regularly smiles and speaks to patients/residents, visitors and co-workers. 3. Pays close attention to and is considerate of concerns/matters that patients/residents, families, visitors and co-workers face through words and actions. 4. Displays willingness to help at all times and in all areas to meet the needs of the organization. 5. Displays a team player attitude and takes every opportunity to work well with others. Leadership Focused 1. Adheres to schedules and plans. Makes recommendations to Cardiopulmonary Manager to assist in the smooth and efficient operation of the department. 2. Assists with the preparation of departmental annual operating budget and capital equipment budget. Monitors use of supplies and equipment. 3. Manages the orientation and training of personnel. Assigns work tasks and monitors performance and/or completion. 4. Communicates information to employees that will affect them. 5. Assists personnel with interpreting policies and procedures. 6. Monitors productivity of personnel. Approves variances in departmental hours. 7. Works to resolve problems. Initiates change within scope and ability. Takes appropriate action. 8. Produces required volume of work. Maintains attention to work and meets deadlines. 9. Demonstrates ability to get along with others. Effective communicates. Acts as a team player. 10. Uses fair and consistent methods to counsel and progressively discipline through corrective action process. 11. Motivates personnel in meeting and exceeding standards of performance as well as displaying organizational core values. Section 3 Special Conditions: Communication: The ability to relate to people in situations involving more than giving and receiving instructions. Direction, Control, and Planning: Adaptable to accepting the responsibility for the direction, control or planning of an activity. The employee may have to negotiate, organize, direct, supervise, formulate, practice or make final decisions. Feelings or Ideas: Adaptable to situations involving the interpretation of feelings or ideas in terms of personal viewpoint. The employee may be called upon to use creativity, self-expression or imagination. Influencing: Adaptable to influencing people in their opinions, attitudes or judgements. The employee may be in a position to motivate, convince, or negotiate. Measurable or Verifiable Criteria: Adaptable to making generalizations, judgements, or decisions based on measurable or verifiable criteria. The employee may make evaluations on the basis of data. Performing Under Stress: Adaptable to performing under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual and/or dangerous situations; or in situations in which working speed and sustained attention are make or break aspects of the job. Sensory or Judgment Criteria: Adaptable to making generalizations, judgements, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria. The employee may rely on one or more of the five physical senses or rely on knowledge gained by experience to make evaluations. Set Limits, Tolerances, or Standards: Adaptable to situations requiring the precise attainment of set limits, tolerances, or standards. The employee may need to be precise, thorough, exacting or meticulous in regard to material worked; or in activities such as numerical determinations, record preparation, or inspecting. Variety and Change: Adaptable to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure. Several duties in a job that require significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, working conditions, physical demands, and/or work situations constitute this factor. Physical Strength: Heavy Light Work: Exerting up to 60 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 40 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.Physical Activities: Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or moving surfaces. Carrying: Supporting the weight of an object with hands and arms and moving from one place to another. Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine. Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: The ability to coordinate hand and/or foot motions with virtual stimuli in order to engage in or perform physical activities, such as typing, operating vehicles or mechanical equipment, etc. Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with fingers and/or hands. Hearing: Perceiving the nature, intent or meaning of sounds. Kneeling: Bending legs at the knee to come to a rest on knee or knees. Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Pulling: Exerting a force so as to move an object toward the individual. Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to move forward, downward, or outward. Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction, especially upward in placing or retrieving objects. Sitting: To rest the body upright supports by the buttocks and thighs. Standing: To be upright with the whole weight of the body on the feet. Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks. Seeing: The ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye. The important aspects of vision are: Acuity, Near: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less. Acuity, Far: Clarity of vision at 20 feet or more. Depth Perception: Ability to judge distance and space relationships. Color: Ability to identify and distinguish colors. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Description of Work Environment Tasks do routinely involve exposure or potential exposure to blood, body fluids, tissues or airborne particles. \n\nCompany Description:\n\nEffingham Health System, a critical access hospital and non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation located in Springfield, Georgia, just 30 minutes north of Savannah, provides vital resources and exceptional care to the community. Recognized as the Georgia Small Hospital of the Year by the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals, EHS is a Level IV Trauma Center with 25 inpatient beds, three operating rooms, a CMS five-star 105-bed skilled nursing facility, three rural health clinics, a primary care and occupational medicine clinic, and four specialty practices. Committed to meeting the diverse healthcare needs of our community, EHS stands ready to serve you.

Company Description

Effingham Health System, a critical access hospital and non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation located in Springfield, Georgia, just 30 minutes north of Savannah, provides vital resources and exceptional care to the community. Recognized as the Georgia Small Hospital of the Year by the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals, EHS is a Level IV Trauma Center with 25 inpatient beds, three operating rooms, a CMS five-star 105-bed skilled nursing facility, three rural health clinics, a primary care and occupational medicine clinic, and four specialty practices. Committed to meeting the diverse healthcare needs of our community, EHS stands ready to serve you.