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Odessa Regional Medical Center · 6 days ago

Respiratory Care Assistant PRN (Student Intern

Odessa, Texas, United States

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Odessa Regional Medical Center is seeking a Respiratory Care Assistant PRN (Student Intern) to support their clinical team. The role involves providing non-invasive care to patients and observing care in critical areas under supervision, while the intern's level will be determined by their progress in their respiratory therapy program.

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Responsibilities

Take an independent assignment on the floor

Provide non-invasive care to patients in non-critical areas including but not limited to oxygen administration, pulse oximetry, auscultation/assessment, nebulized medication administration, etc

Observe care in a critical area including review/interpretation of labs and arterial blood gases (ABG’s) correlation to patient care

Participate in hand-off process between providers and shift

Qualification

Oxygen administrationPulse oximetryAuscultation/assessmentNebulized medication administrationCommunication skills

Required

Respiratory students may apply for an intern position after completing their first semester of the respiratory therapy program

College Letter of Good Standing in personnel file

The student must have satisfactory grades and be in good standing in their program

The intern must work a minimum of 10 hours per month

The intern level will be determined by their progress within their respiratory program to include competencies successfully completed in Simulation Labs, performance in their intern role, and approval by the unit director