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Join a dedicated healthcare team as a Respiratory Care Assistant, providing essential support in respiratory care services within a vibrant regional healthcare setting in the Southeastern United States. This per-diem role focuses on maintaining adequate supplies, managing medical gas tanks, and processing equipment to ensure smooth department operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain inventory of supplies, medications, and medical gas tanks.
- Collect and process used respiratory equipment.
- Administer medications via nebulizer and assist with intermittent non-invasive patient care.
- Support respiratory care without involvement in critical care or unstable patient management.
Education: Currently enrolled and in good standing in an AMA-approved Respiratory Care Program. The educational institution must verify successful completion of competency evaluations aligned with respiratory care procedures.
Experience and Requirements:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Registration as a Respiratory Care Assistant with the relevant state board.
- Ability to remain calm and composed in stressful situations while interacting professionally with patients, coworkers, and visitors.
- Strong oral communication skills, manual dexterity for equipment operation, visual acuity, and physical stamina to stand, walk, position patients, and move heavy equipment.
- Willingness to work in environments with potential exposure to blood and infectious materials.
This role offers a meaningful opportunity to contribute to patient care in a supportive and collaborative environment within a large regional healthcare network serving a diverse population across the Southeastern United States.
