Respiratory Therapy Assistant - Respiratory Therapy * Shift varies - Resource

Respiratory Therapy Assistant - Respiratory Therapy

Shift varies

FTE status: 0

On-call: No

Weekends: No

General Summary:

Under the proximate supervision of a practitioner, the non-credentialed Respiratory Therapist Assistant (RTA), performs respiratory care procedures.

Employment as a non-credentialed Respiratory Therapist Assistant (RTA), expires on the earliest of the following:

• The date the employee is issued a license in Respiratory Therapy;
• The date the employee ceases to be a student in good standing in a respiratory care program; or
• Six (6) months after the date that the employee graduates from a respiratory care program.

Requirements:

• Recent graduate, or currently enrolled and in good standing in a respiratory care program.
• Must be BLS certified
• Successful completion of one full year in an accredited Respiratory Therapy program.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

1. A non-credential Respiratory Therapist Assistant (RTA) may only perform respiratory care procedures that have been part of a course the individual has successfully completed in the respiratory care program and for which the successful completion has been documented.
2. The procedures permitted may be performed only:
1. on adult patients who are not critical care patients; and
2. under the proximate supervision of a practitioner.
3. Proximate supervision means a situation in which an individual is:
1. responsible for directing the actions of another individual; and
2. in the facility and is physically close enough to be readily available if needed by the supervised individual.

• An RTA shall meet in person at least one (1) time each working day with their supervising practitioner or a designated respiratory care practitioner to review the RTA's clinical activities. The supervising practitioner or a designated respiratory care practitioner shall review and countersign the entries that the RTA makes in a patient's medical record not more than seven (7) calendar days after the RTA makes the entries
• Performs other duties as assigned. These may include but are not limited to: Maintaining a current knowledge base of department processes, protocols, and procedures, pursuing self-directed learning and continuing education opportunities, and participating on committees, task forces, and work groups as determined by management.