Respiratory Therapy - Co-Op (Finance)
Nemours is seeking a Respiratory Therapy Co-Op Student to join our Nemours Children's Health team in Wilmington, DE.
This respiratory therapy co-op student role aims to provide entry level awareness into a healthcare related field while teaching and practicing entry levels skills that provide support for healthcare professionals and experience for the co-op student.
The RT student co-op role is responsible for all aspects of the routine maintenance and available inventory management of all disposable and non-disposable supplies used by Respiratory Care and Sleep Medicine in the provision of patient care.
They provide assistance to licensed respiratory therapists in high-census/high-acuity patient environments (gather equipment for procedures, set up ventilators, high flow nasal cannulas, oxygen equipment, etc,) under the direct supervision of a licensed respiratory therapist.
The co-op student must exhibit behaviors aligned with the Nemours standards of behavior and core competencies.
Essential Functions
1. Performs all disinfection and sterilization procedures in accordance with the Respiratory Care Department's Infection Control Policy and Non-Disposable Equipment Policy.
2. Assists in the preventive maintenance programs for all non-disposable equipment by documenting and performing operational checks and maintaining records.
3. Maintains inventory control of the department's non-disposable equipment.
4. Maintains inventory control of all disposable equipment and supplies; provides supply projections by anticipating needs, and orders supplies as needed.
5 Delivers supplies and equipment to patient care areas as needed and/or scheduled.
Requirements
Enrollment in a high school healthcare-focused employment/training track
About Us
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.
Inclusion and belonging 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 an inclusive and supportive 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 .
