Job Summary

This position is located under the Department of Medical Services at the Quentin N. Burdick Memorial Health Care Facility with the Chief Medical Director as the immediate supervisor. The respiratory therapist performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in hospital nursing units, emergency rooms and outpatient department, under the direction of physicians. Acts as a resource person for respiratory throughout the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation.

Job Description

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Individual Occupational Requirements Specialized Experience For positions at GS-4 and above: Qualifying specialized experience must have demonstrated a knowledge of basic equipment used in respiratory therapy and included duties such as: Making regular rounds on hospital nursing units to review or collect clinical data to insure that the respiratory equipment is operating properly and in compliance with physicians' orders. Transporting, setting up, or testing the operation of and changing simple oxygen administering devices, e.g., masks and nasal cannulas with cylinder or centralized medical gas systems. Disassembling, cleaning, assembling, and sterilizing reusable respiratory equipment such as oxygen analyzers and regulators, including recognizing and reporting variations from expected results. Examples of qualifying experience include work as a practical nurse, nursing assistant, medical machine aid, medical technician, or respiratory therapy aid if the above duties were performed. or Education and Training For GS-4: Successful completion of a 2-year accredited course of study leading to an associate's degree in respiratory therapy. For GS-5: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in respiratory therapy. In addition, to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below- MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: GS-4: Your resume must demonstrate at six (6) months of general experience and six (6) months of specialized experience. Examples of specialized experience include: Administers oxygen therapy to patient as prescribed. Positions patients and explains procedures. Operates and monitors respiratory equipment. Or, successfully completed a 2-year accredited course of study leading to an associate's degree in respiratory therapy. GS-5: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Performs limited respiration/inhalation therapy duties for the care of patients with a variety of injuries and illnesses. Cleans, operates, and maintains the operation of basic respiratory equipment such as flowmeters, humidifiers, and hand ventilators, etc. Performs limited pulmonary functions test on patients. Or, successfully completed a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in respiratory therapy. GS-6: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Independently carries out respiratory care for assigned patients. Resolves problems with equipment's failure and makes substitutions as needed. Conducts Impedance Plethysmography (IPG) and Electrocardiograph (ECG) testing. Or, completed 6 months (9 semester hours) of graduate education that is directly related to the work of the position. GS-7: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Provides emergency inhalation therapy treatments to critically ill and high risk patients. Operates positive pressure ventilators, pneumatic nebulizers and volume ventilators to administer complex inhalation therapy treatments. Operates and monitors pulmonary function instruments and equipment, such as blood gas analyzers, pulmonary bedside spirometer, and water spirometers. Or, completed 1 year (18 semester hours) of graduate education that is directly related to the work of the position. Time In Grade (Merit Promotion Candidates Only) Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.