Equipment Therapeutic Technician
Core
Ensures availability of calibrated, safety-tested, sterilized, and properly functioning respiratory therapy equipment in a Level I Trauma Center and ICUs.
Role type
Equipment Therapeutic Technician (Respiratory Therapy)
Builds
Respiratory care supplies and equipment for critically ill patients
Domain
Healthcare / Respiratory Therapy
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Equipment calibration, preventative maintenance, safety checks, inventory management, gas cylinder handling, supply ordering, patient charge entry
Preferred skills
Routine or emergency repairs, knowledge of JCAHO standards, ability to lift 150 lbs
Technologies
Ventilators, oxygen apparatus, productivity computer
Responsibilities
Maintain respiratory equipment and perform safety checks; order and inventory supplies; check and deliver gas cylinders; enter patient charges and ventilator statistics; assist respiratory therapists with equipment needs; relay equipment issues to supervisor