PRN Respiratory Care Limited Permit

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Job Title

PRN Respiratory Care Limited Permit

Location

Akron

Facility

Akron General Medical Center

Department

Respiratory Care-Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Job Code

C17003

Shift

Variable

Schedule

12:00am-11:30pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join us at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital where we have been providing world-class care to our community for over 100 years. Here, we strive for patient-centered care and comfort with our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. We are committed to serving the community and treat our patients as family.

Cleveland Clinic provides evidence-based clinical care to some of the most critically ill patients in the United States. Caring for adult, pediatric and/or neonatal patient populations, Respiratory Therapy caregivers evaluate, treat and care for patients with a wide range of lung diseases and respiratory disorders, such as asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, COPD and lung cancer.  

A caregiver in this position works PRN (as needed) variable shifts.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Perform respiratory therapy assessment with the guidance of a Registered Respiratory Therapist. 

• Provide basic respiratory therapy modalities to both adult and pediatric patients. 

• Monitor, record and communicate patient condition as appropriate. 

• Attend in-service education lectures, programs, seminars and other educational opportunities. 

• Complete six months of on-the-job training to become familiar with equipment, develop the ability to perform independently and learn additional responsibilities specific to the institution.  

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Active enrollment in an accredited Respiratory Therapy program or on-the-job trainee prior to 1986  
• After selection and placement into the position, six months of on-the-job training to become familiar with equipment, develop the ability to perform independently and learn additional responsibilities specific to the institution.

• Current temporary limited permit to practice respiratory care (RCLP-L1) in the State of Ohio  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Prior experience in critical care and/or neonatal/pediatrics 

• Prior experience performing invasive procedures  

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Physical Requirements:

• Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
• Normal hearing and vision or corrected to normal range.
• May require sitting, standing and walking for extended periods of time.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

                       

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Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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