Respiratory Student Extern - Nashville, TN

Job overview

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is seeking a Respiratory Student Extern to assist with routine respiratory care equipment maintenance and inventory. This role involves cleaning, monitoring, and stocking equipment, as well as assisting respiratory therapists to meet patient needs. The Respiratory Therapy Assistant is an equipment and inventory technician who cleans, monitors, and maintains all routine respiratory care equipment throughout the hospital, including medical oxygen supply. He/She must utilize technical clinical thinking for assisting therapists to meet the needs of patients. The Respiratory Therapy Assistant promotes customer service initiatives.

What you'll do

• Perform daily equipment processing of all respiratory equipment: Disassemble process, clean, assemble, and test all respiratory equipment according to department policies and procedures.
• Responsible for ordering, stocking, and maintaining respiratory supplies/equipment using LEAN process within the Respiratory Care Department and to patient care areas, this includes rental equipment.
• Assist in performing inventory of department equipment and supplies, counts supplies with 100% accuracy.
• Provide and maintains an adequate inventory of all oxygen gas cylinders in department storage areas and on all patient care areas.
• Provide assistance to Respiratory Care Practitioners, as necessary, according to department policies and procedures.
• Identify and retrieve all electrical equipment due for calibration and regular preventative maintenance and delivers to Biomedical Engineering department on a scheduled basis.
• Assist in maintaining a clean work area in the department: assure that all supplies are neatly stored and the work area is cleared of hazards 100% of time.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

respiratory therapy

student extern

nashville

tn

full-time

day shift

weekends required

tristar centennial medical center

healthcare

medical equipment

inventory management

patient care support

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence.
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay.
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships.

Why this role

HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in communities last year.

About the employer

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Clothing and Clothing Accessories Merchant Wholesalers. Sector: 31.