Respiratory Care Coordinators

Kanz; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking an entry-level professional to assist in planning and implementing respiratory care programs for patients with sleep disorders. The role includes educating patients, reading sleep studies, and managing sleep equipment. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in a related field and relevant certifications. This full-time position offers a chance to work within a collaborative healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of sleep disorder-related experience required.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Polysomnographic Technologist Certificate or Registered Respiratory Therapist Certificate required.

Responsibilities

• Educate patients on various sleep disorders.
• Instruct patients on home diagnostic sleep equipment.
• Read sleep studies and provide preliminary diagnosis to patients.

Skills

Patient education

Knowledge of sleep disorders

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Respiratory Care or Health Care Administration

Tools

Nasal CPAP equipment

BIPAP equipment

Job description

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Company Name: Kaiser Permanente

Job Summary

Assists in the planning, development, and implementation of respiratory care programs that coordinate high-quality, cost-effective care for patients with Sleep Disorders. Collaborates with managers, physicians, and patient care staff to identify and resolve pulmonary care system issues. Directly facilitates pulmonary care functions that expedite the patients' work-up and follow-up in both the hospitals and clinics.

Essential Responsibilities

• Educate patients in a classroom setting on various sleep disorders.
• Instruct patients on home diagnostic sleep equipment.
• Read sleep studies and provide preliminary diagnosis to patients.
• Instruct patients on the proper use of therapeutic equipment used for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and other home ventilatory support systems.
• Process referrals to other sleep entities and healthy living providers.
• Assist in the planning, development, and implementation of respiratory care programs that coordinate high-quality, cost-effective care for patients with COPD, hypoventilation, neuromuscular disease, Sleep Apnea, and all other sleep disorders. Collaborate with managers, physicians, and patient care staff to identify and resolve Sleep Disorder issues as well as Pulmonary Care Issues.
• Conduct follow-up consultations with CPAP users to ensure adherence or refer patients to alternative treatment. Inform patients of the sleep physicians' final results. Provide case manager consultations to patients referred by the physicians.
• Consistently support compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licensure requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures. In addition to defined technical requirements, account for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission, as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also account for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers, and vendors. Kaiser Permanente is an EEO/AA Employer.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum one (1) year of sleep disorder-related experience required.
• Education: Bachelors Degree in Respiratory Care, Health Care Administration, or four (4) years of experience in a directly related field required. High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
• License, Certification, Registration: Polysomnographic Technologist Certificate from Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists OR Registered Respiratory Therapist - Sleep Disorder Specialist Certificate from the National Board of Respiratory Care OR Respiratory Care Practitioner License (California) - Registered Respiratory Therapist Certificate from the National Board of Respiratory Care - Basic Life Support.

Additional Requirements

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations.
• Computer skills and experience with nasal CPAP and BIPAP equipment required.
• Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Recent experience facilitating performance improvement projects and experience planning, coordinating, and implementing programs preferred.
• Recent experience in patient education in respiratory disease and sleep disorders preferred.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other

Industries

• Technology, Information and Internet

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