What are the responsibilities and job description for the Respiratory Care Specialist I position at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital?
Job Summary:
The Respiratory Care Specialist I performs inpatient and outpatient respiratory care services.
Licensure and Certification:
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Current CA RCP license
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Current BLS provider card
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Current PALS provider card
Education:
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AS degree in Respiratory Therapy
Experience:
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Three years of clinical respiratory experience, preferred.
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New grads will be considered.
Knowledge and Skills:
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Competent in use of all respiratory therapy modalities
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Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing
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Strong time management skills
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Problem solving skills
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Basic computer skills
Physical Demands - Patient Care:
- Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
- Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
- Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
- Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
- Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
- Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
- Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.
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Key for Physical Demands |
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Continuous |
66 to 100% of the time |
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Frequent |
33 to 65% of the time |
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Occasional |
0 to 32% of the time |
