Respiratory Therapist

Performs safe and quality respiratory care services and basic cardiopulmonary diagnostic tests following the clinical policy and procedures established by the American Hospital Dubai and the Cardiopulmonary Department. He or she is not allowed to perform advanced cardiology and neurology diagnostic test procedures and advanced polysomnography studies.

Responds to the patient's emergency and assists/performs Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) whenever clinically indicated and/or required as prescribed by the physician.

Performs comprehensive patient assessment and re-assessment before, during, or after each clinical test procedure and following the clinical standards established by the World Health Organization assessment and the Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) - International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) requirement.

Communicates directly with the attending or the ordering physician and/or the Medical Consultant and immediately reports any of the following: vague or contraindicated diagnostic procedures, unstable patient's baseline vital signs, preliminary but critical diagnostic findings or test results, test complications, medications adverse reactions, patient's refusal to diagnostic testing, and any serious clinical events or a patient emergency.

Documents all test procedures and clinical test events into the patient's electronic record.