Respiratory Therapist / Nurse

Lincare; Greeneville (TN); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincare in Greeneville, TN seeks a field-based technician responsible for timely setup of respiratory equipment in patients' homes, including ventilators, monitors, and CPAP units. The role includes providing technical assistance with equipment and performing home setup of oxygen equipment as needed.

You will educate patients, conduct assessments, maintain safety guidelines, keep documentation, and support on-call coverage evenings and weekends per center scheduling.

Qualifications

• Provides patient education as part of patient care.
• Performs complete patient assessments per policy.
• Maintains knowledge of respiratory homecare techniques.
• Ensures safety policies including OSHA, DOT, FDA.
• Represents Lincare professionally and documents reports.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient education as part of the patient care activity according to policy.
• Performs complete and professional patient assessments per policy.
• Maintains current knowledge of respiratory homecare techniques.
• Follows Safety & Regulatory Manual policies (OSHA, DOT, FDA).
• Represents Lincare through professional appearance, patient care, and reports.
• Facilitates prescription collection and maintains patient records in compliance with standards.
• Works on-call evenings and weekends as scheduled.

Job description

This employee performs equipment setups in a timely and professional manner.

• Generally responsible for the setup of highly technical equipment such as ventilators, monitors, and CPAP units
  • Also responsible for providing technical assistance with equipment
  • Incumbent may perform setup of all types of oxygen equipment as well

Job Functions

• Provides patient education as an intricate part of the patient care activity according to the patient need and Lincare policy, frequently in patients' homes
  • Requires use of a personal vehicle with a valid driver's license
• Performs complete and professional patient assessments in accordance with Lincare policies and procedures
• Maintains current knowledge of respiratory homecare techniques and relevant respiratory therapy concepts
• Follows applicable policies and procedures of the Safety & Regulatory Manual regarding General Safety, OSHA (includes the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment), DOT (driving safety), FDA, and Emergency Planning
• Represents Lincare through professional personal appearance, patient care activities, and content of written reports
• Facilitates prescription collection
• Maintains patient records in complete and organized manner in compliance with accreditation standards
• Works on-call evenings and weekends on an as scheduled basis
  • Frequency is determined by the center size and the number of employees available to share in the responsibility
  • Must respond in a timely manner