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SUMMARY
Responsible for providing clinical support to medical providers in a pulmonary / sleep medicine physician practice setting and under the direction of a physician. Support provided must be within the employee’s education, experience and scope of clinical practice; and will include but not be limited to triaging patient & referring physician phone calls, rooming patients in exam rooms, taking vital signs, collecting & documenting pertinent patient information, conducting tests, providing patient equipment and providing patient & family education. The position provides clerical support on an as needed basis. Provide superior customer service by modeling the Brand Promise and Core Values.

STATUS: Per Diem- 16 hours a week

LOCATION: 229 Summit Street Batavia, NY [Behind Hospital]

DEPARTMENT: UMMC Pulmonary Clinic

SCHEDULE: Monday - Friday; Days | 7:30am - 4:00pm and/or 8:00am - 4:30pm

ATTRIBUTES

• Associate’s degree in Respiratory Care or equivalent certificate; Bachelor's degree preferred
• New York State Respiratory Therapist license with current registration, including credentials received prior to 9/1993
  OR
• New York State Respiratory Therapy Technician (RTT) license AND National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) active credentials as a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
• Minimum 3 years respiratory therapy experience preferred
• 1 year pulmonary function testing experience preferred
• Pulmonary Function Technology certification preferred

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Effectively triages phone calls from patients and referring physicians.
• Greets patients, collects pertinent information (including CPAP performance and compliance data for sleep medicine patients), and prepares them for examination by the medical providers.
• Effectively and efficiently conducts pulmonary function and other testing consistent with scope of practice, training and experience.
• Provides patients with prescribed equipment and supplies; facilitates CPAP therapy with durable medical equipment (DME) providers, and provides related patient / family education regarding use.
• Provides patient / family education regarding pulmonary diseases, sleep disorders, testing, treatments, and behavior modification.
• Coordinate care with other providers (including DME providers), diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation services.
• Supports clinical activities of the practice which include but are limited to; meeting with CPAP equipment representatives regarding new and updated equipment, maintaining supplies inventories, and checking / maintaining equipment.
• Provides assistance to clerical staff on an as needed basis.