Position Summary/Essential Duties:

The therapist is learning and incorporating the mission statement and standards of behavior of his/her hospital or care facility. This therapist performs basic competencies within orientation and provides satisfactory respiratory therapy with minimum supervision. Essential duties include:

*Mechanical ventilation

*Medicated aerosol delivery

*Airway clearance therapy

*Patient monitoring

*Oxygen and humidity therapy

*Special procedures (CPR, specialty gases, bronchoscopy, transport, etc.)

Required For All Jobs

*Performs other duties as assigned.

*Complies with all policies and standards.

*For specific duties and responsibilities, refer to documentation provided by the department during orientation.

*Must abide by all requirements to safely and securely maintain Protected Health Information (PHI) for our patients. Annual training, the UH Code of Conduct and UH policies and procedures are in place to address appropriate use of PHI in the workplace.