Sleep Respiratory Therapist

Facility:Dayton Children's - South CampusDepartment:Sleep Clinic and Diagnostic LabsSchedule:Full timeHours:32Job Details:Under the direction of the Sleep Clinic/Labs Manager and Medical Director, the Sleep Respiratory Therapist provides patient education on sleep related breathing disorders and positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment, monitors PAP compliance, and verifies PAP settings match orders. Supports sleep clinic locations (intake and patient/family education), assist with medical complex patients in specialty clinics. Supports sleep labs by assisting with daytime procedures such as PAP naps, desensitization MSLT’s, and Actigraphy.
As a discharge planner he/she has the responsibility for patient/ family respiratory home care assessment and management, resource management, care facilitation and discharge planning of appropriate respiratory treatments including supplemental oxygen, positive airway pressure devices, and other necessary treatment devices. Collaborates with nurs...