Respiratory Care Assistant
Company: Methodist Health System
Location: Council Bluffs
Posted on: March 19, 2023
Job Description:
Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?At Nebraska
Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to
the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The
Meaning of Care - a culture that has and will continue to set us
apart. It's helping families grow by making each delivery special,
conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going
above and beyond for a patient's needs, or giving a high five when
a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge.
We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work
environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our
employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the
communities we live and work in.Job Summary:Respiratory care
assistants serve as support personnel for respiratory
therapists.Responsibilities:Essential FunctionsMaintains
Respiratory Care supply/equipment levels, to ensure availability
for patient care.
- Assures adequate equipment and supplies are available for
patient care. Notifies team lead if need to order supplies.
- Cleaning and set up of respiratory equipment.Maintains oxygen
and air cylinder supply for hospital.
- Inventories cylinders.
- Troubleshoots regulators.
- Replaces empty cylinders.Ensures appropriate readiness of
equipment for patient use.
- Cleans and sterilizes equipment.
- Reassembles equipment for patient use.
- Performs safety checks on equipment as appropriate.
- Stocks respiratory therapy equipment in designated
areas.Performs monthly Code Blue cart inventory checks for
Methodist Hospital and Women's Hospital.
- Communicates to Service Leader issues with Code Blue cart
supplies, equipment.
- Replace missing equipment and supplies.
- Communication with Respiratory Assistant on any issues that are
identified.Schedule:RotatingJob Description:Job
RequirementsEducation
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Satisfactory completion of annual mandatory education
requirements.Experience
- One year hospital experience preferred.
- Previous secretarial experience helpful.License/Certifications
- N/ASkills/Knowledge/Abilities
- Must have good verbal communication skills.Physical
RequirementsWeight Demands
- Medium Work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force.Physical
Activity
- Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
- Climbing
- Crawling
- Kneeling
- Sitting
- Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
- Balancing
- Carrying
- Crouching
- Distinguish colors
- Keyboarding/typing
- Lifting
- Pulling/Pushing
- Repetitive Motions
- Standing
- Stooping/bending
- Twisting
- Walking
- Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
- Fingering/Touching
- Grasping
- Hearing
- Reaching
- Seeing/Visual
- Speaking/talkingJob Hazards
- Not Related:
- Explosives (pressurized gas)
- Electrical Shock/Static
- Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat
Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
- Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared
and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or
photochemical means)
- Rare (1-33%):
- Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
- Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
- Occasionally (34%-66%):
- Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses)
(Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)
- Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors,
outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
- Equipment/Machinery/Tools About Methodist: Nebraska Methodist
Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and
southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied
health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central
laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in
1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial
assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities
and populations, and other community benefit activities have always
been central to our mission.Nebraska Methodist Health System is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age,
national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation,
gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal,
state or local law.
Keywords: Methodist Health System, Council Bluffs , Respiratory Care Assistant, Healthcare , Council Bluffs, Iowa
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