Job Summary:

The Respiratory Therapist is a 1.0 FTE grant-funded position. Experience in performing pulmonary function tests, pulmonary rehabilitation experience, routine care of respiratory equipment are key to success for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Monitoring patient physiological responses to therapy, and consulting with physicians if there are adverse reactions.
• Conduct community-based outreach in conjunction with the Education Coordinator and Project Director/Care Coordinator, and work on educational activities.
• Training and Annual Competencies on Respiratory Equipment for Nursing Staff, Inspecting, testing, cleaning, and maintaining respiratory therapy equipment to ensure it is functioning safely and efficiently.
• Maintaining charts that contain patient identification and therapy information.
• Ordering equipment repairs when necessary.
• Explaining health care treatment procedures to patients to gain cooperation. Performing pulmonary function tests on patients.
• Respond to critical patients or emergencies needing respiratory support.
• COPD evaluation and education for any in-house patients to include the ER.

• Respiratory care, emergency care, and intensive care experience.
• Strong knowledge of pulmonary function and pulmonary rehabilitation.
• Experience with respiratory equipment.
• Spanish-speaking, a plus.

Experience:

Minimum 1 year experience preferred, new graduates will be considered

Education:

Graduate of an AMA approved program in Respiratory Care

Licenses / Certifications:

• Possession of a valid NYS license and current registration issued by the New York State Education Department as a Respiratory Therapist, required.
• Possession of registration as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT), issued by the National Board for Respiratory Care, required
• BLS, ACLS, PALS & NRP required within 3 months of hire.

About Us:

Margaretville Hospital

Margaretville Hospital, in Margaretville, NY, is home to Delaware County's most advanced critical-care access hospital. This 15-bed facility cares for more than 240 inpatients annually while performing 14,000 outpatient procedures each year. Margaretville Hospital was named one of the top 100 critical-access hospitals in the nation by the National Rural Health Association. It provides emergency care, ambulatory care services, laboratory testing, medical imaging, physical and occupational therapy, swing-bed rehabilitation programs, respite care, and board-certified specialist and wellness education.