Respiratory Therapist Pulmonary

SUMMARY

Responsible for providing clinical support to medical providers in a pulmonary / sleep medicine physician practice setting and under the direction of a physician. Support provided must be within the employee’s education, experience, and scope of clinical practice; and will include but not be limited to triaging patient & referring physician phone calls, rooming patients in exam rooms, taking vital signs, collecting & documenting pertinent patient information, conducting tests, providing patient equipment, and providing patient & family education.

The position provides clerical support on an as‑needed basis. Provide superior customer service by modeling the Brand Promise and Core Values.

Part‑Time

Sleep Disorder Center - Eastside

Sleep Medicine/Pulmonary

Night shift; 20 hours per week, 8:00 p.m.

- 6:30 a.m. Every other weekend or at least one weekend day each week

• Associate’s degree in Respiratory Care or equivalent certificate
• Required
  
  Licensure/Certification Skill:
  • New York State Respiratory Therapist license with current registration, including credentials received prior to 9/1993
  • New York State Respiratory Therapy Technician (RTT) license AND National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) active credentials as a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Minimum 3 years of respiratory therapy experience preferred
• 1 year of pulmonary function testing experience preferred
• PFT certification preferred

• Effectively triages phone calls from patients and referring physicians.
• Greets patients, collects pertinent information (including CPAP performance and compliance data for sleep medicine patients), and prepares them for examination by the medical providers.
• Effectively and efficiently conducts pulmonary function and other testing consistent with the scope of practice, training, and experience.
• Provides patients with prescribed equipment and supplies; facilitates CPAP therapy with durable medical equipment (DME) providers, and provides related patient/family education regarding use.
• Provides patient/family education regarding pulmonary diseases, sleep disorders, testing, treatments, and behavior modification.
• Coordinate care with other providers (including DME providers), diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation services.
• Supports clinical activities of the practice, which include but are not limited to: meeting with CPAP equipment representatives regarding new and updated equipment, maintaining supplies inventories, and checking/maintaining equipment.
• Provides assistance to clerical staff on an as‑needed basis.

• AAS:
  Respiratory Therapy (Required)

M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects;
Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

• RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist - The National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA)

$33.48 - $44.81