**Description** Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines. Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work? **POSITION SUMMARY:** Administers respiratory care services in accordance with department policies and procedures, providing input to the clinical evaluation and technical aspects of administered care. Patient care includes care to patients in the following age groups: neonatal (birth to 30 days), pediatric (30 days through 12 years), adolescent (13 through 18 years), adult (19 through 64 years), and geriatric (65 years and above). **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:** Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties: + Administers physician-prescribed treatment/testing to patients in all clinical areas according to physician order and/or department policy and procedure. + Patient assessment. + Confers directly with patients, family, physicians and other disciplines concerning patient needs, ability and understanding. + Performs physician-ordered arterial blood sample collection and performs subsequent analysis on an arterial blood gas analyzer for oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH, and oxygen saturation levels. + Provide complete and accurate documentation according to department policies for performed service in the electronic medical record. + Processes all pulmonary procedure charges in computerized Charge Capture systemØ **Inpatient Respiratory Therapist Essential Functions also include:** · Administered services include, but are not limited to, therapeutic gases, aerosol and humidity therapy, positive pressure breathing treatment (IPPB/CPAP), deep breathing exercises, airway care, including tracheobronchial aspiration and other procedures, and postural drainage and percussion/vibration to aid in secretion removal.· Establishes, monitors, and adjusts ventilator management of the critically ill patient requiring mechanical ventilation, under the direction of a physician and/or established physician protocol.· Provides the administration of topic anesthesia to patients have bronchoscopies performed. Assists physician with study as required.Ø **Outpatient Respiratory Therapist Essential functions also include:** · Provides navigation support and rehabilitation services to patients in accordance with physician order and/or department policies and procedures. These services include, but are not limited to: § patient education and training § family education and training § smoking counseling § exercise assessment § training and program development § home care coordinating · Performs schedules preventative maintenance and Quality Assurance activities on equipment. · Performs patient registration, medical record management functions and patient scheduling. · Provides physician ordered pulmonary diagnostic studies, including oxygen assessment studies (exercise with oximetry studies), protocols and other testing services on patients. · Assists with the performance of specialized diagnostic studies **(PFT positions)** **SECONDARY FUNCTIONS:** **The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:** + Confers with physicians, Manager, Clinical Services, and shift supervisor in regard to patient respiratory care plans, providing information pertaining to effectiveness of therapy and recommendation for changes in therapy. + Can receive, perform and document verbal orders from physicians pertaining to respiratory care. + Provides technical assistance and guidance to respiratory therapists, students, RNs, providers and respiratory equipment aides. + Confers directly with patients in their provision of therapy and patient assessment, providing the patient with explanations and information as required. + Performs other related duties as required, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, acting as charge therapist when required, supervising and providing clinical instruction to respiratory therapy students, and assisting in the orientation of new employees. + Assists in the processing of respiratory related equipment. + Participates in the on-call **and** scheduled weekend and holiday responsibilities for this position as required. + Actively involved in quality and process improvement activities. + Other duties as assigned. JOB REQUIREMENTS **MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:** + CPR certification. + Certification as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (or hold a temporary permit) by the PA State Board of Medicine. + Graduate AMA approved Respiratory Therapy Program. Individual must be registered or registry eligible.Ø **Outpatient Respiratory Therapist performing Pulmonary Function Testing:** § Certification as a Pulmonary Function Tech (CPFT) thru the National Board of Respiratory Care required with in 12 months of date of hire. ( **PFT** **positions** ) (for those hired after September 1, 2024). **PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:** Ø **Inpatient Respiratory Therapist:** · One (1) year of neonatal intensive care experience. · One (1) year of arterial gas punctures.· One (1) year of ventilator management.· Registry through NBRC - one (1) year.Ø **Outpatient Respiratory Therapist:** · One (1) or more year(s) of background experience/knowledge of Pulmonary Function Therapy is preferred ( **PFT positions).** · Rehab/home care experience **(Pulmonary Navigation/Rehabilitation positions).** · Two (2) years of critical care exposure to pulmonary patients. · One (1) year of non-acute care with pulmonary patients. · Registry through NBRC - one (1) year.· Certification as a Pulmonary Function Tech (CPFT) thru the National Board of Respiratory Care ( **PFT** **positions** ). **COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS** **Attention/Concentration:** The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to focus on certain aspects of current experience and reject others. · Task completion requires minimal concentration or selective attention. The individual may perform their job-related tasks in a rote or automatic manner without much need to selectively attend or evaluate situational variables or their performance. · The position requires the ability to attend to a specific stimulus without being distracted by extraneous environmental stimuli. The individual must be able to attend to environmental detail with the ability to separate essential from non-essential or irrelevant stimuli. The attention skills required are generally considered to be automatic - - passive, but focused with an intact capacity for select perception. · The position requires the ability to attend to more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously. It is highly likely that multiple task demands are going to be required of the individual at the same time. · The position requires strong concentration skills. The individual must have the ability to voluntarily sustain concentration to a task over an extended period of time as a result of an effortful and usually deliberate heightened and focused state of attention. **New Learning and Memory:** The following level of ability is essential for the jobholder to learn and retain material. · The position requires that an individual be able to learn new tasks quickly and effectively. Job requirements change frequently. The ability to understand and carry out detailed, involved instructions is mandatory. **Problem Solving, Reasoning and Creative Thinking:** The following level of ability that is essential for the jobholder to think (in order to solve a problem) by combining two or more elements from past experience or imaginative thought. · The position deals with issues or problems that often require thoughtful reasoning before arriving at approaches or solutions. Some independent thought, planning or origination of options and solutions is necessary. The individual must have the ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem solving to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. **APTITUDES:** The following are essential requirements of the position in relation to job-worker situations. These items describe how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act. **Repetitive work:** Ability to continuously perform the same type of work for extended periods of time, according to set procedures, sequence or pace. **Performing under stressful conditions:** Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations, or in situations in which working speed and sustained attention are critical aspects of the job. Is subject to danger or risk, or to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job. **Variety and change:** Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure involving significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations. **Communication:** Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts and technical information. **Interpersonal relations:** Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize needs and be sensitive of others. **EQUIPMENT USAGE REQUIREMENTS** **Equipment/Tools:** Computer, Phone, Copier, Printer, Fax, Office Supplies **Software:** Microsoft Office Products **PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS** **Rarely 0-10%; Occasionally 11-35%; Frequently 36-70%; Continuously 71-100%** **Body Position/Movement** **:** + Sit: Rarely (Inpatient), Occasionally (PFT and Pulmonary Navigation/Rehab) + Stand: Continuously (Inpatient and Pulmonary Navigation/Rehab), Occasionally (PFT) + Walk: Continuously (Inpatient), Occasionally (outpatient - PFT and Pulmonary Navigation/Rehab) + Bend: Occasionally + Push: Occasionally + Pull: Occasionally + Kneel/Squat: Occasionally + Reach: Occasionally + Twist: Rarely + Balance: Rarely + Climb: Rarely **Lifting:** Degree of physical exertion is: **Moderate** , exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. **Sensory Abilities specifically required:** + Vision + Hearing + Touch/Feeling **PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT** **WORKING CONDITIONS:** Position involves exposure to the following harmful elements: + Bio hazardous Waste + Blood borne Pathogens + Chemicals + Extreme Noise Levels + High Pressure Steam/Gas **_Disclaimer:_** This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be a reflection of those principal job elements essential for recruitment and selection, for making fair job evaluations, and for establishing performance standards. The percentages of time spent performing job duties are estimates, and should not be considered absolute. The incumbent shall perform all other functions and/or be cross-trained as shall be determined at the sole discretion of management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this job in part or in whole. Incumbent must be able to perform all job functions safely. We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives. Live Your Life's Work We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law. REQNUMBER: 248146