Respiratory Therapist / Nurse

Lincare; Richland Hills (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincare is seeking a field-based respiratory equipment technician to set up ventilators, monitors, and CPAP units at patients' homes. You will provide hands-on support and education while ensuring safety and documentation compliance.

The role requires travel with a personal vehicle, performing assessments, and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of respiratory homecare techniques. On-call evenings and weekends are required as scheduled.

Qualifications

• Experience with respiratory homecare devices and patient education.
• Ability to perform home visits and assessments following policy.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient education as part of patient care, often in patients' homes.
• Performs complete and professional patient assessments.
• Maintains knowledge of respiratory homecare techniques and concepts.
• Follows Safety & Regulatory Manual policies (OSHA, DOT, FDA).
• Represents Lincare professionally in reports and patient care.
• Facilitates prescription collection and maintains patient records.
• Works on-call evenings and weekends as scheduled, with timely response.

Skills

Ventilator setup

CPAP equipment setup

Home care transport

Patient education

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