Registered Respiratory Therapist - Pulmonology Clinic

Registered Respiratory Therapist - Pulmonology Clinic

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Under the Clinical Supervision of the Medical Director of the office or clinic and the overall supervision of the Manager of the specific office/clinic with assistance as needed by the Director of Respiratory Care services, the Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) provides safe, expedient, cost‑effective Respiratory Care services. As a member of a team of health care professionals, an RCP evaluates, treats, and manages patients of all ages with respiratory illnesses and other cardiopulmonary disorders in a wide variety of clinical settings.

RCPs behave in a manner consistent with the standards and ethics of all health care professionals and the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). In addition to performing respiratory care procedures, RCPs may be expected to perform various patient testing (such as PFTs, ECGs, and other testing with competency), they are involved in clinical decision‑making (such as patient assessment, treatment selection and reassessment of treatment efficacy), goal‑directed respiratory care planning and patient education.

RCPs are required to document in the patient medical record factual, accurate, complete, timely, legible and legal information about the care they provide to each patient. Each RCP is responsible for billing the patient correctly for the services provided.

• Associate degree or higher in an approved CoARC program for Respiratory Care.
• American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certification, current.
• Active licensure with the North Carolina Respiratory Care Board upon hire and maintained yearly.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with 2 years post‑grad experience.
• Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist within 1 year of hire.
• Maintain Continuing Education Unit (CEU) requirements for NC RCP Board each year at renewal.
• Maintain CEU requirements for the National Board of Respiratory Care RRT and RPFT as required every 5 years.
• If working with patients