RESPIRATORY THERAPY TECHNICIAN

Location: Samaritan Medical Center Department: 01.6734 SMC PULMONARY SERVICES Pay Range: $22.77 - $36.43 Care for our community, and your career. Performs basic/advanced therapeutic procedures. Accurately monitors/evaluates pertinent information from patient's charts, and computes/prepares medications using basic principles of metric system.

Coordinates patient care needs with physicians/nursing staff. Transcribes/implements physician orders. Uses basic/advanced assessment skills/patient information to maintain awareness and coordinate patient care needs.

Troubleshoots and takes steps to correct clinical problems; refers unusual circumstances to supervision. Job

Requirements

Minimum Education Requirement: Graduate of a school for Respiratory Care. Minimum Experience Requirement: Prior experience preferred, but not required. Knowledge of acid/base/electrolyte relationships and implications of life threatening situations preferred, not required.

Establishes patient ventilator settings using metric measurements/advanced principles of volume, flow, pressure, time relationships preferred, not required. Minimum License Requirement: BLS certification required. ACLS, NRP and PALS preferred.

Appropriate NYS licensure. CRT - Certified by National Board for Respiratory Care. RRT - Registered by National Board for Respiratory Care.

Samaritan is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, Minorities, Disabled, and Veterans are encouraged to apply. Work Shift: FLSA7DAY- 8 Hours Day Shift (United States of America) Position Hours: 80 Samaritan is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Women, Minorities, Disabled, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.