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Respiratory Therapy Student Opportunity!

Pathway to a Respiratory Therapist position at CMH!

Compensation: $22.66 per hour

Central Maine Healthcare is seeking a Respiratory Therapist Trainee to join the Central Maine Medical Center Respiratory Therapy team.

This is a per diem, flexible schedule position, with a minimum expectation of 12 hours per week.

The Respiratory Therapist Trainee:

Must be enrolled in the clinical portion of a COARC-accredited respiratory care education program.

The clinical portion is -the second year of an associate degree program or the second year of a baccalaureate program or the completion of an entry-level correspondence program in Respiratory care approved by the board.

Must have a current State of Maine Respiratory Care Trainee license.

Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS Certification required.

Must successfully complete Competency Based Orientation Skills List and complete the Respiratory Care skills and Competency examinations annually.

The Respiratory Therapist Trainee performs the following functions under supervision of a Licensed Respiratory Therapist:

Provide therapeutic treatment for patients with cardiopulmonary diseases according to physician orders and protocols approved by the CMMC Medical Director for Respiratory Care in the non-critical care setting.  

Vital Signs; Breath Sounds; Nebulizer Treatments; Basic Life Support including: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Manual ventilation and manual compression, and Oral pharyngeal airway; Oximetry; Incentive Spirometry; Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) instruction; Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing (IPPB); Peak flow monitoring; Oral suctioning; Oxygen rounds;

Oxygen Therapy including: Nasal Cannula, single masks and vent masks with aerosol; and Charting/documentation with accompanying licensed practitioner signature.

Clinical Responsibilities:

The Respiratory Care Trainees demonstrates professional competency through approved respiratory care clinical practice protocols.

The Respiratory Care Trainee administers therapeutic treatments to all patient populations (See Skills List) and documents therapies and responses with accompanying licensed practitioner signature.

Professional Practice Responsibilities:

The Respiratory Care Trainee accepts responsibility of identification and fulfillment of their own learning needs, and accepts responsibility for demonstrating professional behavior.

The Respiratory Care Trainee is recognized as a specialist in the delivery of Respiratory Care through demonstrated clinical ability, the fulfillment of annual continuing education requirements and the completion of annual competency-based inventories.

The Respiratory Care Trainee demonstrates active involvement/support for clinical education, service line and hospital wide Performance Improvement.

If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application!