This position is designated as an "emergency essential" position and the selected candidate will be considered an "emergency essential" employee and will be required to be available, ready, willing, and able to report for duty under all circumstances (e.g., inclement weather, government closings and holidays, lapses in appropriations, non-emergency and emergency situations) for operation 24 hours a day and 365 days per year coverage. The Sections purpose, responsibilities, and objectives are to provide a full range of intensive respiratory care services to critically ill patients of the Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit and, to a lesser degree, provide routine and basic respiratory care services to inpatients, out patients, and the patients in day hospitals.