Respiratory Therapy Assistant Job Listing at MedStar Medical Group in Washington, DC (Job ID req44230)

Description

General Summary of Position
Responsible for providing basic assistive therapeutic procedures that does not require state licensure in the management and preventive care of patients with cardiopulmonary problems. Maintains and cleans departmental equipment. Assembles and checks equipment for proper functioning. Performs inventory control of department equipment and related supplies, restocks, as needed. May assist with cleaning rooms between surgical procedures and transporting of patient and/or supplies/specimens.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications
Education

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Up to 1 year of technical or other specialized training. preferred

Experience

• Six to twelve months of hospital experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Requires the ability to read and write; and knowledge of grammar, and arithmetic including fractions and decimals.
• May require the use of standard office/medical equipment (i.e. personal computer, data terminal, on-line printer, calculator, telephone, facsimile, copier, sterilizing equipment,); the preparation, comparison or checking of reports, records and related data; and basic use of formulas, charts, tables, drawings and knowledge of their application.

This position has a hiring range of $19.347 - $29.109