Respiratory Care Assistant: Equipment & Patient Support

UPMC; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC in Harrisburg invites applications for a Student Respiratory Care Assistant. Under the supervision of a respiratory therapist, you will assist with equipment assembly, transport, cleaning, calibration, and inventory of respiratory care devices to support patient care across units.

You will participate in disinfection, safety protocols, and coordination with staff to ensure available supplies and proper operation of oxygen and related equipment, while developing foundational skills in

Responsibilities

• Exhibit and practice service excellence by actively seeking, listening, responding to the needs of patients, their family, physicians, staff, and others.
• Maintain supply of transport oxygen and maintain the supply of oxygen cylinders on all inpatient units, emergency department, and clinic areas.
• Perform routine assembly, maintenance, and cleaning of various types of respiratory care equipment; disinfect equipment prior to calibration and assembly; and maintain appropriate levels of equipment in the various respiratory care work areas daily.
• Transport dirty equipment to appropriate area using appropriate infection control techniques
• Appropriately handles and uses cleaning and disinfecting solutions and equipment
• Demonstrates appropriate use of personal protective equipment
• Reports equipment malfunctions to respiratory leadership
• Inspect equipment for correct assembly, assure all parts are in proper working order, and perform preventative maintenance according to established protocols.
• Check equipment to ensure appropriate function. Calibrate equipment to department or manufactures specifications.
• Transport equipment between in-patient units and procedure areas as directed by a respiratory therapist
• May assist the bio-medical technician in tracking of respiratory care equipment.
• Is responsible for all identification, cataloging, and tracking of all respiratory care equipment.
• Assist the respiratory therapist with bronchoscope procedures: Setup before & after procedure and processing of the bronchoscopy scopes per manufacture recommendations.
• Assist the respiratory therapist with setting up for non-emergent intubations & extubations.
• Assist the respiratory therapist with downloading and documenting 4 channel sleep studies.
• Perform smoking cessation counseling per department policy.
• Deliver home care supplies such as oxygen tanks/compressors
• Maintain proficiency in Microsoft Office products, electronic health record platform, ePro system for ordering, and system for ordering prints

Job description

UPMC in Harrisburg invites applications for a Student Respiratory Care Assistant. Under the supervision of a respiratory therapist, you will assist with equipment assembly, transport, cleaning, calibration, and inventory of respiratory care devices to support patient care across units.

You will participate in disinfection, safety protocols, and coordination with staff to ensure available supplies and proper operation of oxygen and related equipment, while developing foundational skills in