About the role
STATUS: Full-time
LOCATION: Professional office building, Greece, NY, and Linden Oaks
DEPARTMENT: Unity Pulmonary Medicine
SCHEDULE: Monday -Friday 7:30-4:00 /8:00-4:30
SUMMARY
Responsible for providing clinical support to medical providers in a pulmonary / sleep medicine physician practice setting and under the direction of a physician. Support provided must be within the employee’s education, experience, and scope of clinical practice; and will include but not be limited to triaging patient & referring physician phone calls, rooming patients in exam rooms, taking vital signs, collecting & documenting pertinent patient information, conducting tests, providing patient equipment, and providing patient & family education. The position provides clerical support on an as-needed basis. Provide superior customer service by modeling the Brand Promise and Core Values.
Key Responsibilities:
Effectively triages phone calls from patients and referring physicians.
Greets patients, collects pertinent information (including CPAP performance and compliance data for sleep medicine patients), and prepares them for examination by the medical providers.
Effectively and efficiently conducts pulmonary function and other testing consistent with the scope of practice, training, and experience.
Provides patients with prescribed equipment and supplies; facilitates CPAP therapy with durable medical equipment (DME) providers, and provides related patient/family education regarding use.
Provides patient/family education regarding pulmonary diseases, sleep disorders, testing, treatments, and behavior modification.
Coordinate care with other providers (including DME providers), diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation services.
Supports clinical activities of the practice, which include but are not limited to: meeting with CPAP equipment representatives regarding new and updated equipment, maintaining supplies inventories, and checking/maintaining equipment.
Provides assistance to clerical staff on an as-needed basis.
Required Qualifications:
Associate’s degree in Respiratory Care or equivalent certificate
New York State Respiratory Therapist license with current registration, including credentials received before 9/1993
OR
• New York State Respiratory Therapy Technician (RTT) license AND National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) active credentials as a Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree preferred
Minimum 3 years of respiratory therapy experience preferred
1 year of pulmonary function testing experience preferred
PFT certification preferred
Rochester Regional Health System is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
EDUCATION:
LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.
For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.
Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.
PAY RANGE:
$28.89 - $38.61
CITY:
Rochester
POSTAL CODE:
14626
The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.
Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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