Respiratory Therapy Student - PRN
Citizens Medical Center Careers
Location
Victoria, TX | United States
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JOB SUMMARY
The Respiratory Therapy Student will be responsible for performing general respiratory care services. This employee will not be assigned critical care areas or perform ABG's.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Job Specific:
- Performs basic respiratory care including oxygen therapy, medication delivery, aerosol therapy, and CPT. (EF)
- Performs CPR. (EF)
- Performs patient assessments and reassessments.(EF)
- Performs EKGs, and pulse oximetry. (EF)
- Completes all documentation associated with responsibilities. (EF)
- Keeps all areas stocked and neat in appearance, participates in cleaning of equipment.
Job responsibilities apply to all patient populations including neonate, pediatric, adult and geriatric.
Hospital:
- Adheres to organization-wide and other applicable policies and procedures.
- Day-to-day performance complies with the hospital's Service Excellence Behavioral Expectations.
- Performs within the prescribed limits of the hospital's Ethics, Compliance and Confidentiality Program guidelines.
- Performs within his/her professional Scope of Practice at all times.
Other Duties As Assigned:
- Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Minimum Requirements
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS Required: High School graduate or equivalent. Must have completed 12 months of a JRCRTE approved school for Respiratory Care and currently enrolled.
LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Required: Basic Life Support
COMPANY PROFILE Citizens Medical Center is a not-for-profit, community hospital known for compassionate patient care, clinical expertise, and bringing advanced medical services to the South Texas region since 1956. Today, Citizens is a 317-bed acute care hospital with over 1,200 employees. Voted "Best of the Best" hospital in Victoria for 13 consecutive years, Citizens Medical Center is a level III Trauma Center, with a newly renovated 24/7 Emergency Department that includes an onsite medical helicopter. Citizens has a comprehensive Community Cancer Program that includes two linear accelerators and HDR brachytherapy. Citizens is recognized for its outstanding cardiology program which includes a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center and is a Primary Stroke Center. Citizens also includes a comprehensive, accredited Bariatric Surgery program, Birth Center with labor and delivery, an imaging and surgery center, sleep study center, state-of-the-art rehabilitation and fitness center, urology center and daVinci robotics minimally invasive surgery options, a home health agency, and has a long history of providing continuing education for healthcare providers and the community.
Citizens Medical Center is looking for employees who actively demonstrate service excellence by exemplifying our iCare values. If you are someone who displays respect and enthusiasm for patients, visitors, and coworkers while consistently upholding the hospital's commitment to providing outstanding outcomes, service excellence, and fiscal responsibility, then you could be a good fit for the CMC team!
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