RRT/PFT -Mon - Fri 8:00 - 4:30p

Nemours is seeking an RRT/PFT to join a great team in Orlando, FL! This position is responsible for: Performing all aspects of pulmonary function and related testing. Demonstrates knowledge of pulmonary anatomy, physiology and pathology. 

Schedule: 8:00 - 4:30p Monday - Friday 

Responsibilities: 

1.  Performs routine and specialty pulmonary function testing, stress testing, and metabolic assessment testing.

2. Performs complete and accurate patient assessment or reassessment.

• Provides education to the patient and /or patient/guardian in a manner that the recipient understands in order to contribute to positive patient care outcome and patient satisfaction. 

 3.  Performs quality controls and ensures preventative maintenance is completed on diagnostic equipment. 

4. Maintains and orders supplies necessary for pulmonary function lab.

5. Assist with patient flow of clinic.

1. Obtain vital signs.
2. Captures and enters patient information into EMR.
3. Collects and prepares laboratory specimens.
4. Handles all telephone calls in a courteous and timely manner with documentation of call in EMR.

6. Ensure provider’s orders are carried out:

1. Under the direction of the provider schedules diagnostic test to include pre-authorization and notification of patient for pulmonary testing.
2. Perform testing according to protocols related to diagnosis.
3. Operate and maintain ultraviolet light according to policy to turn over rooms when needed. 

7. Ensures medications are safely stored in an appropriate area as designated by law, and that medication expiration 

dates are evaluated on a monthly schedule

a. Familiar with pharmacokinetics, contraindications, side effects, mode of administration of all medications

provider prescribes.

b.     Oversees ordering of emergency supplies and medications for crash carts with removal and replacement           

                      of expired items. 

 8.  Ensures accurate ICD-9 and CPT-4 codes are recorded.

9.  Support patients durable medical equipment needs:

                a. Draft, initiate and follow durable medical equipment orders for new and existing patients. 

                b. Trouble shoot respiratory equipment and insurance issues.

                c. Perform ventilator checks with carbon dioxide measurement.

                d. Respond to equipment issues for patients at ambulatory appointments

Qualifications:

• Associate's degree required
• Certified as Registered Respiratory Therapist  by the National Board of Respiratory Care. 
• Current licensure in Florida as a Registered Respiratory Therapist.
• Current American Heart Association BLS required 

Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build a diverse and inclusive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families. 

To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org.