Respiratory Therapy Aide - Respiratory Therapy - Full Time

Position Summary: Perform blood gas analysis.  Inventory Respiratory Therapy equipment. Clean Respiratory Therapy/Bronchoscopy equipment. Deliver medical gas tanks/change tank banks.

Education, License & Cert: High school graduate with the ability to work well with patients and accurately with numbers. One semester of college biology, chemistry, and advanced algebra preferred

Experience: One year of allied health experience preferred.

Essential Functions: Performs functions under supervision of a Registered Respiratory Therapist
1. Performs blood gas analysis.
2. Effectively recognizes equipment functionality status and appropriately troubleshoots equipment.
3. Performs blood gas quality control procedures and documents results appropriately.
4. Delivers medical gas tanks to hospital units.
5. Switches and changes tank banks in tank room, as well as large cylinders in other areas of hospital as needed.
6. Inventories disposable equipment in Respiratory Therapy Department and ICU storeroom and replaces as needed.
7. Disassembles, cleans and reassembles Respiratory Therapy equipment.
8. Exchange disposable set ups as needed.
9. O2 tanks and regulators (transporting, storage, changing regulators.
10. Home O2 tank delivery
11. Inventory of Respiratory Therapy Equipment
12. Prep ventilators for use
13. Restock respiratory stock rooms/areas
14. Handwashing Audits
15. Charges for Oxygen ‐ validate with finance/regulatory

Other Duties: 1.  Participation in employee engagement activities is required.  
2.  It is understood that this description is not intended to be all‐inclusive and that other duties may be assigned as necessary in the performance of this position.
3.  BLS provider