Respiratory Student Extern

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Respiratory Student Extern with TriStar Centennial Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

The Respiratory Therapy Assistant is an equipment and inventory technician who cleans, monitors, and maintains all routine respiratory care equipment through out the hospital, including medical oxygen supply. He/She must utilize technical clinical thinking for assisting therapists to meet the needs of patients. The Respiratory Therapy Assistant promotes customer service initiatives.

What you will do in this role:

• Perform daily equipment processing of all respiratory equipment: Disassemble process, clean, assemble, and test all respiratory equipment according to department policies and procedures. 
• Responsible for ordering, stocking, and maintaining respiratory supplies/equipment using LEAN process within the Respiratory Care Department and to patient care areas, this includes rental equipment. 
• Assist in performing inventory of department equipment and supplies, counts supplies with 100% accuracy. 
• Provides and maintains an adequate inventory of all oxygen gas cylinders in department storage areas and on all patient care areas. 
• Provide assistance to Respiratory Care Practitioners, as necessary, according to department policies and procedures. 
• Identify and retrieve all electrical equipment due for calibration and regular preventative maintenance and delivers to Biomedical Engineering department on a scheduled basis. 
• Assist in maintaining a clean work area in the department: assure that all supplies are neatly stored and the work area is cleared of hazards 100% of time. 

• High School Graduate / GED
• Current respiratory student within one year of graduation
• Ability to work on a part time basis

TriStar Centennial Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 740+ bed comprehensive facility. We offer medical and surgical programs. These include behavioral health and 24-hour emergency. These also include heart and vascular and imaging. These also include neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, pediatrics, rehabilitation, sleep disorder, and women's services. We are an affiliate of TriStar Health. TriStar Centennial Medical Center is a 43-acre campus. We are home to TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center. We are home to TriStar Centennial Women's Hospital. Our campus includes The Children's Hospital at TriStar Centennial, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, TriStar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute and TriStar Centennial Parthenon Pavilion.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Respiratory Student Extern opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.