Respiratory Therapy - Co-Op

Nemours is seeking a Respiratory Therapy Co-Op Student to join our Nemours Children’s Health team in Wilmington, DE.

This respiratory therapy co-op student role aims to provide entry level awareness into a healthcare related field while teaching and practicing entry levels skills that provide support for healthcare professionals and experience for the co-op student.  

The RT student co-op role is responsible for all aspects of the routine maintenance and available inventory management of all disposable and non-disposable supplies used by Respiratory Care and Sleep Medicine in the provision of patient care.

They provide assistance to licensed respiratory therapists in high-census/high-acuity patient environments (gather equipment for procedures, set up ventilators, high flow nasal cannulas, oxygen equipment, etc,) under the direct supervision of a licensed respiratory therapist.

The co-op student must exhibit behaviors aligned with the Nemours standards of behavior and core competencies.

Essential Functions

 1.     Performs all disinfection and sterilization procedures in accordance with the Respiratory Care Department’s Infection Control Policy and Non-Disposable Equipment Policy.

 2.    Assists in the preventive maintenance programs for all non-disposable equipment by documenting and performing operational checks and maintaining records. 

 3.    Maintains inventory control of the department’s non-disposable equipment.

 4.    Maintains inventory control of all disposable equipment and supplies; provides supply projections by anticipating needs, and orders supplies as needed.

 5    Delivers supplies and equipment .to patient care areas as needed and/or scheduled. 

Requirements

Enrollment in a high school healthcare-focused employment/training track

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

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