CRT or RRT (Respiratory Therapy #)

Job Description

Job Description

“Improving the lives of those with chronic care diseases while providing solutions to our customers."

Looking for a new opportunity? At SuperCare Health you have the chance to reach your dreams by helping us in serving the healthcare needs of our ever-growing patient population. Matching passion with careers, here hard work has never been so satisfying.

Essential Duties:

The Respiratory Therapist 1 is responsible for patients with respiratory and respiratory-related equipment. The RT-1 as the responsibility of the assessment of the patient needs and the selection, instruction, and troubleshooting of appropriate equipment and or service provided to meet those needs; maintaining appropriate documentation. RT-1 applies to all new hires for a minimum of 1 year (exceptions will exist for those coming to SCH with sufficient homecare work experience or return employees). RT-1 employees will be eligible for consideration to transition to RT-2 after 1 year of employment with SuperCare Health. Transition to RT-2 will be based on the discretion of the Clinical Leadership and on employee performance both operationally and clinically.

Responsibilities:

Receives and documents the order for respiratory equipment and or services from the customer service, patient, caregiver, physician, and or family member.

Collects additional information and or documentation needed from insurance or physician

Assesses the need of the patient and the best choice of respiratory therapy or services needed

Responsible for the instruction and education in the proper use and care of respiratory equipment according to the written policies and procedures for the patient, family, and or caregiver.

Communicates with the patients physician on changes in patients condition or needs and carries out adjustment to the patients Plan of Care