FMOLHS·Bogalusa, Louisiana
The Respiratory Care Assistant is responsible for cleaning, disinfecting, and calibrating critical respiratory equipment and ventilators. Additionally, they supervise respiratory aids, audit charting for accuracy, and maintain supply stocks to ensure high-quality patient care.
Respiratory Care Assistant Our Lady of the Angels Bogalusa, LA
The Respiratory Assistant cleans and disinfects patient equipment, sterilizes reusable equipment prior to reuse, assembles and performs basic calibrations on ventilators and other critical respiratory equipment, supervises and trains the respiratory aids, audits charges and charting for accuracy, ensuring the provision of quality respiratory services by the department. The Assistant utilizes all equipment, supplies, and resources in a prudent and efficient manner, maintains stock in respiratory supply areas throughout the facility, and complies with safety, quality assurance, and infection control standards in an effort to ensure that high quality health care services are provided by the department and hospital.
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Our Lady of the Angels Hospital is part of FMOL Health. The health system was organized in 1984 to unite three existing hospitals in Louisiana which were already part of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady's mission of extending the healthcare of Jesus Christ to those most in need. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the health system serves patients across the State of Louisiana through a network of hospitals, clinics, physicians, elderly housing and integrated information systems and currently employs over 10,000 individuals.
Our Lady of the Angels Hospital’s exceptional team members put their hearts and souls into serving the Washington Parish community all day, every day. They appreciate the trust that the community places in them, and they strive to continually offer enhanced innovation and expanded access to quality healthcare, close to home.
Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent and be currently enrolled in an accredited respiratory program. Applicants should be comfortable with potential exposure to patient elements and blood-borne diseases.
Market context
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