Respiratory Therapist - Part-time

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Respiratory Therapist

Work Location: Remote

Department: Operations

Reports To: Area Clinical Manager, Spiras Health of California

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Who We Are: Excellence, Innovation, Passion, Compassion, Communication

Spiras Health is a value-based clinical provider of care-at-home and other health-related services to individuals with complex and chronic needs. Spiras comprehensive approach to care delivery includes a combination of home-based services, telehealth, two-way digital communications, and remote patient monitoring. Spiras Health develops actionable plans of care, addresses barriers including social determinants of health and delivers high quality patient care in collaboration with the patients treating physician. Spiras innovative multi-modal care approach delivers improved satisfaction and clinical metrics as well as financial savings to its partners, through a geographically and economically scalable delivery model. Our culture is anchored on a promise of full accountability and integrity in everything we do.

How We Serve

The Respiratory Therapist works as part of a Clinical Care Team, administering respiratory and cardiac disease education under supervision of and by prescription of physicians, to patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of cardiopulmonary and/or neuromuscular systems. This individual serves the community, involving daily travel to the patients homes. Meeting with patients in their home affords this individual the opportunity to develop deep and rich relationships.

Successful candidates for this position will understand and be comfortable with mobile technology and have a strong commitment to exceptional patient care. A typical day may include home patient clinical assessments, telephonic patient assessments, providing patient education, maintaining patient compliance to a treatment plan, connection to community resources, conducting routine diagnostics such as spirometry, and charting assessments in specified systems.

This is a personally and professionally rewarding position, allowing the colleague an opportunity to provide health care services at the top of their training. As with all roles at Spiras Health, this role will focus on delivering excellence today and creating an improved experience for tomorrow.

Duties and Responsibilities

Conducts detailed patient assessment, including vital signs, monitors for changes in status, reports findings, contribute to and implements care plans

Consults with Physician in event of adverse reactions

Maintains a level of knowledge to retrieve chart information via necessary systems

Maintains a level of knowledge reqarding CROM setups, follow-ups, equipment and troubleshooting

Educates patients on exercise, nutrition, medication, and smoking cessation

Helps patient accomplish treatment plan goals and identifies and seeks to resolve barriers to care

Evaluates effects of treatment plan by observing, noting, and evaluating patients progress and recommending adjustments and modifications

Communicates with physicians, nurses, social workers, family, caregivers, and other health care workers

Recommends assistive equipment and outpatient or home health follow-up programs

Documents patient care and services both accurately and expediently, per policy

Demonstrates respiratory care procedures to trainees and other health care personnel

May have to communicate or interact with, assess, or treat patients who may be:

o Adults (1864 years of age)

o Seniors (65 years or older)

Participates, on an ongoing basis, in traditional learning and educational programs

Always adheres to hygiene and safety standards (sanitizing surfaces, equipment, hands, etc.)

Fosters a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Associate degree with major in Respiratory Therapy

Two years of experience as a Respiratory Therapist

Any applicant must be currently licensed in your state of residence and states of practice (must meet education requirement(s) for state licensure)

Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification

Reliable and insured personal vehicle

Skills Required:

Strong and concise verbal and written communicator

Able to rapidly identify and gather required information to assess and care for patients

Comfortable working with patients that may have difficulty hearing, struggle with memory issues, or have a lower health care literacy level

Desire to collaborate with others

Ability to think quickly and provide information with confidence and clarity

Ability to manage competing priorities, organize work efficiently, and meet deadlines

Perseverance and self-management to achieve defined objectives

Confident working with EMR platform and mobile applications

Possesses facility with pulmonary equipment and devices

Strong knowledge of pulmonary disease and other chronic medical conditions are the keys to success in this role .

Physical & Other Requirements:

This job operates in a remote professional environment free from noise and distraction. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hand and arms, and talk and hear.

This position requires the ability to occasionally sit, stoop, and climb and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

EEOC STATEMENT:

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity or expression, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.