Clinical Resource Therapist - Respiratory Care - Full Time - Days
Clinical Resource Therapist - Respiratory Care - Full Time - Days
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POSITION SUMMARY
The Clinical Resource Therapist will be competent to care for patients of all ages to include neonatal infant children adolescent adult and geriatric populations. Standards of performance and skills required for the Registered Respiratory Therapist level must be maintained at the mastery level as these skills are necessary to the integration of clinical technical and didactic aspects of Respiratory Care.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. Evaluates and directs the activities of assigned staff on all shifts in assigned clinical and operation areas. Manages daily activities to ensure adherence to policies and procedures and standards of care. Assesses and assigns workload to adequately staff to changing needs and acuity flexing staff to meet demands.
2. Provide leadership to direct reports in the form of ongoing and constructive feedback. Monitors and addresses performance issues in a manner that supports continuous performance improvement including annual performance reviews for staff member
3. Serves as a clinical resource to department and hospital staff. Serves on organizational and department committees and councils as assigned.
4. Assists Leadership in planning conducting evaluating coordinating and disseminating performance improvement activities data results and recommendations. Will participates in performance improvement initiatives and collaborates with other disciplines to enhance patient and employee safety.
5. Assists Leadership in ensuring respiratory services remain in compliance with the standards of all pertinent regulatory agencies. In addition reviews and revises policy and procedures based upon outcomes of best practice as requested.
6. Performs assigned compliance audits for Respiratory Care as needed
7. Collaborates and maintains good working relationships with all members of the health care team.
8. Performs other related duties as assigned or requested by leadership within the scope of training and practice
Requirements
Education: Graduate of an accredited respiratory therapy program. Will stay current in the practice of Respiratory Care by actively participating in continuing education and maintaining certifications and annual competencies.
Skills: Maintain the security of patient and employee confidentiality in all forms of communication. Be able to communicate and interact effectively and collaboratively with a variety of professionals including physicians nurses care navigators and administrators to promote a seamless patient care continuum. Be able to understand and comprehend directions and be able to communicate and respond to inquiries. Be able to input and retrieve computer information. Have excellent interpersonal organizational problem solving and critical thinking skills. Take ownership of problems handle stress in a professional and healthy manner and make informed decisions. Adheres to the code of ethics set forth by state respiratory care boards. Be dependable reliable and punctual in accordance with department attendance policy including mandatory overtime and oncall rotation as needed. Attends required and staff meetings including inservices in accordance with department policy. Must appear professional and abide by appropriate dress code policy.
License: Maintain credential as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Licensed to render respiratory care services by the respective state(s) of practice Ohio and/or Michigan
Certification: Current BLS; ACLS NRP and PALS certification
WORKING CONDITIONS
Physical Demands: Tolerate exposure to infectious diseases and follow infection prevention and control strategies. Be able to move about hospital and between workstations efficiently and effectively. Must be able to occasionally and with assistance move heavy weight materials equipment or patients.
The above list of accountabilities is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by the incumbent; it should not be considered exhaustive.
ProMedica is a missionbased notforprofit integrated healthcare organizational headquartered in Toledo Ohio. For more information please visit applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout regard to race color national origin ancestry religionsex/gender (including pregnancy)sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression age physical or mental disability military or protected veteran status citizenship familial or marital status genetics or any other legally protected category. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment Act (ADAAA) if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a job with ProMedica please contact
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Employment Type
Full-Time
