National Jewish Health is seeking a dynamic and customer-focused Respiratory Fit Specialist to support the Personal Respiratory Protection Program (PRPP). This role delivers respirator fit testing, training and education for healthcare and industry clients while helping organizations meet respiratory protection requirements. The ideal candidate enjoys working directly with people, providing education and coordinating services that support workplace health and safety.
Key Responsibilities:
- Performs quantitative and qualitative respirator fit testing and training in accordance with OSHA standards
- Travels locally to provide fit testing services for new and existing clients
- Coordinates fit testing appointments and serves as a resource for internal and external customers
- Maintains fit testing, medical clearance and program records
- Supports scheduling, billing, supply management and other program operations
National Jewish Health is the nation's leading respiratory hospital, recognized for excellence in patient care, research and education. As part of the Employee Health and Safety team, the Respiratory Fit Specialist plays an important role in supporting respiratory protection programs while delivering exceptional service to healthcare and industry partners. This position includes up to 20% local travel to client sites throughout the community.
Position Summary
Provides technical support to the Personal Respiratory Protection Program (PRPP), Employee Health and Safety Department. Performs quantitative and qualitative respirator fit testing, training and education to internal as well as external customers. Assists with administrative duties to include local travel to service new and existing clients.
Essential Duties
- Performs quantitative and qualitative respirator fit testing, training and education per OSHA 29CFR1910.134/139.
- Assists the Coordinator with promoting the PRPP qualitative respirator fit program to local health care and other industry organizations. This includes education, training and fit testing of disposable respirators for those employees at risk for TB and other environmental and occupational exposures in the workplace.
- Travels locally to perform respirator fits on new and existing clients.
- Records all fit test and medical clearance records in a database to assure adequate record keeping.
- Cleans and maintains respirators and fit testing equipment.
- Develop training and educational handouts, PowerPoint Presentations.
- Performs general administrative duties including: answering phone calls, ordering supplies, filing of forms and scheduling and all billing of clients.
- Serves as liaison between external clients and ancillary departments to schedule and coordinate fit testing services in collaboration with the medical surveillance staff. Troubleshoots internal and external issues and provides timely, accurate information to the client, including leadership as needed.
- Cross trains to provide basic assistance to the medical surveillance program.
Competencies
- Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health.
- Attention to Detail: Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time. Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
- Collaboration/Teamwork: Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals; works with employees within and across his/her department to achieve shared goals; treats others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others.
- Customer Focus: Ensuring that the customer (external and internal) perspective is a driving force behind business decisions and activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ and own organization’s needs.
- Managing Work and Time/Project Management: Effectively managing one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently. Effectively manages project(s) by appropriately focusing attention on the critical few priorities; effectively creates and executes against project timelines based on priorities, resource availability, and other project requirements (i.e., budget); effectively evaluates planned approaches, determines feasibility, and makes adjustments when needed.
- Problem Solving: Uses issue identification, data relation and comparison, pattern recognition and information gathering to create analyses and make recommendations.
Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility: None
Travel: Local travel required, up to 20%
Core Values
- Be available to work as scheduled and report to work on time.
- Be willing to accept supervision and work well with others.
- Be well groomed, appropriately for your role and wear ID Badge visibly.
- Be in compliance with all departmental and institutional policies, the Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and completes NetLearning by due date annually.
- Promotes a workplace culture based on mutual respect and merit, where all individuals are treated fairly and provided with equal opportunity to contribute to the mission and goals of the institution.
- Adheres to safe working practices and at all times follows all institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures.
- Wears appropriate PPE as outlined by the infection control policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates compliance with all state, federal and all other regulatory agency requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent required. Associate degree in Allied Health, Occupational Health, Environmental Health & Safety, Medical Assisting, Public Health, or a related field preferred.
- Work Experience: A minimum of 1 year of customer/patient service and administrative experience required. Experience in occupational health and safety preferred.
- Special Training, Certification or Licensure: Valid driver's license and ability to travel locally to client sites required.
Salary Range: $25.04 - $33.11
Benefits
At National Jewish Health, we recognize that our outstanding faculty and staff are the essence of our organization. For every aspect of health care, our employees are our greatest asset. With that in mind, we have designed a valuable, comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and their families.
- Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Multiple Cigna health plans for Colorado, regional office and remote employees. Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) available to pair with some plans.
- Paid Time Off: Generous PTO accruals to use for vacation and sick days, and six paid holidays, all compliant with Colorado state sick leave regulations.
- Dental & Vision Plans: Coverage effective the first of the month after hire.
- Retirement Savings: 403(b) plan with employer contributions after two years.
- Wellness Incentives: Earn up to $200 annually for preventive health activities.
- Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $5,250 annually for full-time and part-time employees.
- Child Care Assistance: Childcare Flex Spending Account (FSA) with annual employer contribution.
- Loan Forgiveness: Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer.
- Disability & Life Insurance: Employer-paid plans and optional buy-up choices.
- Voluntary Benefits: Full suite of coverage options such as Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Plan
- Exclusive Discounts: Savings on local services, insurance, and RTD bus passes.
