Respiratory Care Practitioner

PATIENT AGE GROUP(S) AND POPULATION(S) SERVED
Refer to departmental Scope of Service and Provision of Care plans as applicable for description of primary age groups and populations served by this job for the respective HM entity.

HOUSTON METHODIST EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS

• Provide personalized care and service by consistently demonstrating our I CARE values:
  • INTEGRITY: We are honest and ethical in all we say and do.
  • COMPASSION: We embrace the whole person including emotional ethical physical and spiritual needs.
  • ACCOUNTABILITY: We hold ourselves accountable for all our actions.
  • RESPECT: We treat every individual as a person of worth dignity and value.
  • EXCELLENCE: We strive to be the best at what we do and a model for others to emulate.

• Practices the Caring and Serving Model

• Delivers personalized service using HM Service Standards

• Provides for exceptional patient/customer experiences by following our Standards of Practice of always using Positive Language (AIDET Managing Up Key Words)

• Intentionally collaborates with other healthcare professionals involved in patients/customers or employees experiential journeys to ensure strong communication ease of access to information and a seamless experience.

• Involves patients (customers) in shift/handoff reports by enabling their participation in their plan of care as applicable to the given job

• Actively supports the organizations vision fulfills the mission and abides by the I CARE values

• Promotes a positive work environment and contributes to a dynamic team focused work unit that actively helps one other to achieve optimal department results. Collaborates with all members of the interprofessional team by using progressive skills in therapeutic communication and reporting pertinent patient care information and data in a comprehensive manner which includes active listening and teaching

• Communicates effectively with others to facilitate providing the highest quality service during every customer and patient encounter

• Serves as a patient advocate in preventing/resolving ethical issues. Facilitates interventions to relieve the patients/family spiritual distress

• Provides contributions towards improvement of department scores for turnover/retention/employee engagement i.e. peertopeer accountability

• Performs respiratory care to include but not limited to: arterial blood gas and analysis pulse oximetry spirometry and flow volume loops lung volume determination airway resistance measurement breath diffusion capacity bronchoprovocation testing maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures bronchodilator administration diagnostic radiology procedures. Prepares administers and monitors treatment modalities and medication delivery. Implements monitors and evaluates ventilator support

• Performs other procedures and tests as needed and if assigned such as Electrocardiograms Holters and Arterial Blood Gas

• Provides care for the physical needs of patients by executing various respiratory care concepts to maximize performance which includes positioning physiology procedure preparation and technical factors. Modifies technical factors to achieve desired results and recognizes complications / limitations associated with certain procedures. Proactively identifies how to address these for optimum outcomes

• Uses peertopeer accountability to contribute towards improving department score for patient satisfaction

• Troubleshoots calibrates and performs preventive maintenance and quality control on all equipment and analyzers per department guidelines documenting activities. Assembles prepares cleans and operates bronchoscopy equipment monitoring equipment and accessories in accordance with manufacturing recommendations and department guidelines. Reports malfunctions

• Provides direct assistance to physicians performing tests as ordered assessing and assuring quality acceptability and reliability of results; takes corrective action and involves others as needed toward achievement of this end

• Contributes to identification of corrective action and improvement activities and to meet department and hospital targets for quality and safety focusing on the task at hand and reporting near misses and inputing errors promptly into Patient Safety Net to improve processes and identify trends

• Accurately documents all patient care and respiratoryrelated activities and procedures in the appropriate documentation system. Enters charges at the time service is delivered

• Uses resources efficiently; does not waste supplies. Selfmotivated to independently manage time effectively minimizing incidental overtime and prioritize daily tasks

• Participates in practice projects focused on innovation efficiency or improvement in patient care and activities. Embraces and enacts new care pathways or service line implementation to improve service to the community

• Identifies own learning needs consults with healthcare team experts and seeks continuing education opportunities to meet those needs to expand learning beyond baseline competencies with a focus on continual development as a Respiratory Care Practitioner. Completes and updates the individual development plan (IDP) on an ongoing basis

• Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the Certifications Licenses and Registrations section

• one year experience as a Respiratory Care Practitioner preferred.

• RRT Registered Respiratory Therapist (NBRC) AND
• RCP Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner State Licensure AND
• BLS Basic Life Support (AHA) AND
• ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (AHA) Current incumbents have one year to obtain from effective date of job description within 90 days

• PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (AHA) depending on area assigned AND
• NRP Neonatal Resuscitation depending on area assigned

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job determined through ongoing skills competency assessments and performance evaluations

• Sufficient proficiency in speaking reading and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security

• Ability to effectively communicate with patients physicians family members and coworkers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles

• Possesses basic computer knowledge; operates multiple computer systems to maintain patient and exam documents

• Exhibits strong interpersonal and team player skills with all levels of the healthcare team and assures delivery of excellent customer service to all patients visitors physicians and coworkers

• Demonstrates time management skills

• Adapts to multiple ongoing priorities with minimal supervision including organizing work flow and actively participating in problemsolving

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

• Uniform No
• Scrubs Yes
• Business professional No
• Other (department approved) Yes

ONCALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be oncall during emergencies (ie. DIsaster Severe Weather Events etc) regardless of selection below.

• On Call* Yes

TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital is the first specialty hospital in the Houston Methodist family. Located in the heart of the Katy community the facility provides a special menu of services for both inpatient and outpatient care by team members called to serve with excellence and compassion:

• Specialized inpatient care for those patients requiring a longer hospital stay
• Outpatient physical and speech therapy
• Stateoftheart diagnostic imaging such as Xray MRI CT
• Womens Center with advanced mammography