Essential Duties and Responsibilities Performs the duties listed in the Registered Respiratory Therapist Level 1 job description. Initiate, monitor, evaluate, and wean invasive and non invasive ventilation. Makes parameter recommendations based on clinical assessment, technical assessment, patient compliance, patient response, laboratory values, and patient status. Initia

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Collects patient specimens as needed. Utilize the Information System to receive patients, order and collect samples, result tests, answer questions from nurses and physicians, document quality control activities and produce reports required to perform job tasks. Confirms accuracy of patient sample identification prior to performing an

Performs injury assessments and refers patient for necessary care. Communicates with patients to answer questions and to instruct in self care and prevention and treatment. Communicates with Physician and medical team to help determine need for special tests or services. Establishes a plan of care and implements individual treatment based on evaluation results, health goa

Prepares and rooms the patient for exam by obtaining vital signs and documenting/updating pertinent health information ( i.e. chief complaint, allergies, medications). Performs laboratory procedures ( i.e. strep test, wound culture, specimen collection, etc.) using principles of aseptic technique and standard precautions / infection control guidelines. Assists the physici