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Position Details:

Responsibilities:

Safety/Risk Management

• Demonstrates safe medication administration.
• Follows all policies/procedures for Incident Reporting/Sentinel Events/Mercy Event Reporting System (MERS).
• Follows all confidentiality policies/procedures.
• Complies with infection control guidelines.
• Creates a safe environment through various safety practices including but not limited to:

- Fall precautions

- Restraint management

- Patient Identification

- Unit/Department specific policies

Coordination of Services/Communication Management

• Functions as a Preceptor Clinical Instructor and/or Resource person.
• Participates in committees and activities (Departmental quality excellence projects).
• Works in designated patient care areas as assigned.
• Coordinates workflow by communications to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.
• Participates in Physician Rounds.
• Identifies and resolves problems related to patient families physicians staff and equipment.
• Communicates patient goals objectives and changes in status to other healthcare team members and utilizes input to revise care plan for optimum patient benefit.
• Shift report is factual accurate organized complete current and confidential.
• Makes independent decisions in routine and complex situations and informs appropriate team members of actions and results.

Primary Clinical Aspects

• Performs technical skills relative to area of respiratory practice.
• Demonstrates competence in assisting physician with diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.
• Demonstrates ability to assess and identify needs of patient and families (physical psychosocial and spiritual).
• Implements appropriate respiratory care interventions and procedures.
• Documentation is factual accurate organized complete current and confidential.
• Identifies patient education needs utilizes appropriate resources to meet needs and documents patient teaching.
• Initiates updates and maintains care plan in a timely manner to reflect changing needs of patients and families.
• Assures all patient charges/credits are entered appropriately.
• Continues to stay current with the literature and best practice in your designated field.
• Demonstrates proper time management skills and prioritizes patient care.
• Demonstrates flexibility regarding workload assignments and other change.

Qualifications:

Education: Graduate of CoArc approved Respiratory Care program

Licensure: Meets state licensure requirements and has a current Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license.

Experience: None.

Certifications Hold the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential awarded by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). For co-workers who work in the Emergency Room PALS is required.

Why Mercy

From day one Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical dental and vision coverage paid time off tuition support and matched retirement plans for team members working 32 hours per pay period.

Join a caring collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy youll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation technology and compassion. As we grow youll grow with us.