Intern - Respiratory Care

Summary: Baton Rouge General Medical Center is seeking an Intern for their Respiratory Care department. The role involves working collaboratively with a Respiratory Therapist to support patient care through equipment maintenance, EKG procedures, and adherence to safety protocols. Responsibilities: - Maintains cleanliness and serviceability of respiratory equipment - Cleans and checks equipment, making sure it is sterile and ready for patient use 100% of the time - Reports repair needs upon discovery - Removes damaged/unsafe equipment from usage - Checks quantity gauges and exchanges oxygen tanks, regulators, racks, etc. as needed - Returns all equipment to proper location at end of shift - Transports equipment to and from assigned locations as needed - Receives request for equipment, determines availability and/or status of requested equipment and communicates same - Transfers respiratory equipment to patient care area and/or to respiratory department, following proper Infection Control and body mechanic procedures - Communicates with Respiratory and other patient care staff on receiving unit of equipment's arrival and/or condition - Reports in immediately upon completion of assignment; accurately logs location of equipment per departmental practice - Practices appropriate safety, environmental and infection control procedures - Actively participates in maintaining the cleanliness of the patient care environment - Ensures patient safety by adhering to BRGMC Safety Policy guidelines - Follows BRGMC policies and procedures related to operation and maintenance of equipment - Reports any unsafe conditions/equipment to bio-med immediately upon discovery - Assists with preparation of instruments and equipment in need of decontamination - Assists others during performance of proper aseptic technique - Ensures isolation precautions and infection control measures are maintained during patient care as appropriate - Performs EKGs - Verifies MD Order and gathers necessary equipment - Performs hand hygiene and identifies patient using 2 hospital approved identifiers - Explains procedure to patient and/or family - Performs 12-lead EKG - Prints EKG and verifies accurate copy for chart - Transmits the EKG and delivers results provider or chart depending on result - Charges for the EKG in Order Management - Retrieves Old EKG in Lahearts as requested - Performs all other duties as assigned - Provides lifting services to patient care staff as requested - Attends all required meetings and in-services - Delivers mail, packages, medical records, etc. as requested - Performs other and/or more complex duties as assigned by supervisor, within scope of individual ability and knowledge Required Qualifications: - College student on a clinical pathway needing experience working in a hospital (Clinical pathways include but are not limited to: respiratory, pre-med, nursing, echo tech in training, monitor tech in training, patient care associate in training, etc.) - Ability to lift, carry and transport equipment of various weights - Ability to understand and carry out instructions - Dependable and motivated to complete duties without constant supervision - Ability to interact appropriately with a diverse population of customers - Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA regulations appropriate to Job Position - Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable safety practices appropriate to Job Position - Demonstrates courtesy and caring to each other, patients and their families, physicians, and the community - Takes initiative in living our Everyday Excellence values and vital signs - Takes initiative in identifying customer needs before the customer asks - Participates in teamwork willingly and with enthusiasm - Demonstrates respect for the dignity and privacy needs of customers through personal action and attention to the environment of care - Keeps customers informed, answers customer questions and anticipates information needs of customers - Practices diligence in fulfilling the regulatory and legal requirements of the position and department - Maintains accurate and reliable patient/organizational records - Maintains professional relationships with appropriate officials; communicates honestly and completely; behaves in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner in all professional contacts - Uses accepted procedures and practices to complete assignments - Uses creative and proactive solutions to achieve objectives even when workload and demands are high - Adheres to high moral principles of honesty, loyalty, sincerity, and fairness - Upholds the ethical standards of the organization - Optimizes talents, skills, and abilities in achieving excellence in meeting and exceeding customer expectations - Initiates or redesigns to continuously improve work processes - Contributes ideas and suggestions to improve approaches to work processes - Willingly participates in organization and/or department quality initiatives - Effectively manages time and resources - Makes conscious effort to effectively utilize the resources of the organization — material, human, and financial - Consistently looks for and uses resource saving processes - Effectively communicates, demonstrates, coordinates and emphasizes patient and employee safety - Proactively reports errors, potential errors, injuries or potential injuries - Demonstrates departmental specific patient and employee safety standards at all times - Demonstrates the use of proper safety techniques, equipment and devices and follows safety policies, procedures and plans Required Skills: Respiratory equipment maintenance, Infection control procedures, Aseptic technique, performance, Patient identification procedures, HIPAA compliance, Safety practices in healthcare, Dependability, follow instructions