Job Location Onslow Memorial Hospital - Jacksonville, NC 28546 Position Type PRN 0.2 Job Shift Day Job Category Clinical Support
The Respiratory Care Assistant (RCA) program is designed to allow respiratory students to enter the workforce as a Respiratory Therapy Assistants. This will allow the student to gain real working experience in our facility, under the direct supervision of a licensed Respiratory Therapist. While working at our facility, the RCA will gain knowledge in our policies, procedures, EMR, and will more easily transition to a licensed therapist after graduation.
The RCA will be hired into the program on a PRN basis. The RCA will be required to work 12 hours during a six-week schedule. General orientation will be completed by the RCA via video. CBLS that are assigned to the RCA will be completed. Quick-start will be completed by the RCA via the booklet supplied by education. Department orientation will consist of seventy-two hours.
OMH Respiratory Care department will accept four RCAs at one time, with no more than two scheduled at one time on each shift. The RCA will be assigned to assist a respiratory therapist during that shift. The RCA will not be left alone on any floor to treat patients independently. The RCA will not treat patients that fall under critically ill as defined by the North Carolina Board of Respiratory Care. At no time will the RCA replace a licensed therapist on any shift.
MUST BE A CURRENT RESPIRATORY STUDENT
Onslow Memorial Hospital is a 162-bed facility founded in 1944 and located in coastal North Carolina. With the exception of Brynn Marr Psychiatric Hospital and the Naval Hospital at Camp Lejeune, Onslow Memorial Hospital is the only hospital in the City of Jacksonville and Onslow County. Onslow Memorial Hospital is also nationally accredited by The Joint Commission. Our competent medical staff of over 100 doctors is credentialed in over 25 specialty areas.
The hospital offers a vast array of healthcare services with state-of-the-art diagnostic services, including a Women's Imaging Center, Heartburn Center, Cardiac Cath Lab, Neurodiagnostic Lab, MRI and CT Scan, to list just a few. Onslow Memorial Hospital also has a modern Labor and Delivery suite with state-of-the-art monitoring system, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Newborn Nursery, Intensive Care Unit/Coronary Care Unit, Medical and Surgical Services, and Rehabilitation Services (including Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy). A responsive Emergency Department and Minor Emergency Care Unit treats more than 50,000 patients annually. In recent years, a robust array of online services and portals have been developed to provide all of our stakeholders, from patients to students to medical partners, access to timely information and insights. OMH health news, wellness tips and the latest hospital information can be followed via Twitter and Facebook.
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