Sr Respiratory Care Practitioner 7p-7a

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

• Contributes to teamwork by awareness of overall patient workload consistently offering assistance and responding positively to requests for assistance. Offers guidance to interprofessional health care team when appropriate and applies feedback to improve patient outcomes

• Facilitates open professional (verbal nonverbal written) communication which includes active listening and teaching to achieve mutual understanding role modeling by example. Communication to promote both work efforts and problem resolution is clear providing the highest quality service during every customer and patient encounter

• Guides and mentors other Respiratory Care Practitioners and students to help build confidence in skills knowledge and abilities. Teaches orients and precepts newly hired Therapists. Uses peertopeer accountability towards improvement of department score for employee engagement.

• Provides patient teaching based on learning needs uses appropriate resources incorporating planning for care after discharge. Consistently evaluates the patients comprehension and adapts teaching methods accordingly

• Serves as the primary therapist for performing advanced treatments as assigned such as but not limited to: intubation advance pulmonary diagnostic endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) electromagnetic navigation extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) etc.

• Coordinates various activities within the respiratory department and assumes other duties in the absence of a team lead/or coordinator as assigned. Serves as a resource for departmentrelated needs such as: specialty equipment or software implementation

• Helps drive improvement of department score for patient satisfaction through peertopeer accountability for service standards

• 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

• 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

• Utilizes clinical judgement using an analytical approach. Assists with implementation and teaching of departmentbased safety initiatives and standards of practice. Identifies trends and opportunities for corrective action and process improvement providing recommendations. Contributes to meeting department and hospital targets for quality and patient safety

• 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 optimizing efficiency and other areas according to department specifications.

• Identifies and presents areas for innovation efficiency and improvement for department projects and shared governance activities. Participates in one or more department committees or subcommittees and facilitates the accomplishment of the goals of the committee or subcommittee

• Seeks opportunities to expand learning beyond baseline competencies with a focus on continual development as a Respiratory Care Practitioner. Completes and updates the My Development plan on an ongoing basis

• Fosters a positive and constructive teaching environment by engaging students and coworkers in learning opportunities that are valuable and in alignment with business objectives.

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

• Four years experience as a Respiratory Care Practitioner of which at least two in a critical care level (preferred at HMCCH). May consider HM employee with at least three years of RCP experience with one year as a HM RCP

• Neonatal experience preferred

• RCP Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner State Licensure by the Texas Medical Board AND
• RRT Registered Respiratory Therapist (NBRC) AND
• BLS Basic Life Support (AHA) AND
• ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (AHA)

• PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (AHA) depending on area assigned AND
• NRP Neonatal Resuscitation depending on area assigned within 90 days OR
• RRTACCS Registered Respiratory Therapist Adult Critical Care Specialty (NBRC) OR
• NPS Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist (NBRC) OR
• CPFT Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (NBRC) OR
• RPFT Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (NBRC) OR
• RRTSDS Registered Respiratory Therapist Sleep Disorder Specialty (NBRC) OR
• AEC Certified Asthma Educator OR
• TTS Tobacco Treatment Specialist (NAAP) OR
• RPSGT Registered Polysomnographer Technologist (BRPT)

• 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

• Ability to work independently; capable of handling challenging/difficult procedures and patient care situations; demonstrates sound judgment and executes above average clinical skills

• 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

• 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 West Hospital is committed to leading medicine in West Houston Katy and surrounding communities by delivering the Houston Methodist standard of exceptional safety quality personalized service and innovation. The growing campus offers more than 200 beds 19 operating rooms and over 1500 employees with access to the most innovative medical and surgical care available including robotic and minimally invasive surgery fullspectrum heart care stateoftheart imaging cancer care labor and delivery with a level II neonatal ICU neurology and neurosurgery orthopedics and sports medicine outpatient rehabilitation and 24/7 emergency services.