When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.In accordance with the state of Massachusetts Board of Respiratory Care Limited License 261 CMR section 3.07, the respiratory therapy assistants may perform some functions particularly with equipment preparations normally performed by a registered respiratory therapist RRT or certified respiratory therapist CRT. Assists with staff training, equipment needs, storage, transportation of equipment, and all other duties assigned.Job Description:Essential Duties & Responsibilities including but not limited to:Staff training The RT Assistant/equipment tech will be trained by an RRT in the cleaning & organizing of respiratory therapy equipment including, but not limited to, BIPAP/CPAP machines, ventilators, nebulizers, INO vents, HFNC, Cough Assists, disposable equipment, and IV pumps and poles. RT Assistant will be assessed for competency in performing RT related tasks, including but not limited to, administering nebulized medication including TXA, BIPAP/CPAP set up on a patient, HFNC set up on a patient, administering CPT, drawing of ABG, performing trach care, assisting with Code Blue calls. Cleaning of equipment RT will strip equipment of disposable parts, pre-clean the equipment in accordance with IFU specs, and will contact the equipment tech RT Assistant via pager or phone to pick up the dirty equipment at the designated location. Equipment tech will bring dirty equipment to the respiratory therapy department’s dirty equipment room 2T41. RT assistant Equipment Tech will thoroughly clean equipments with bleach wipes, disinfectant wipes, and as directed per manufacturer’s instructions via IFU. RT Assistant shall redress and cover all respiratory therapy equipment. RT assistant will complete tightness check, and other pressure testing of equipment post cleaning and prior to storage. Storage and transportation of
