Respiratory Therapist Resource/Educator KH

Job Summary

Responsible for coordinating the overall functions and activities of the department to assure the successful delivery of quality patient care. Under the supervision of the Manager/Director, the resource therapist is responsible for developing/implementing process improvements, medication administration, and providing patient care with understanding and awareness of population specific needs. Addresses the biological, emotional, and developmental, psychosocial, and patient/family education needs when providing care to the patient. The resource therapist facilitates the management of personnel (i.e. scheduling, evaluations), and adherence to policy/procedures, protocols, clinical practice guidelines and clinical activities of the department. Performance of this job will also require a close working relationship with the Medical staff and Respiratory Care Leadership. Resource also serves as a reference/support person to the staff, physicians, patients, families, and other departments. Good customer relation, assessment, and communication skills are a must for this job.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Provides Leadership * Maintains staff schedule * Assigns shift workload * Completes annual performance evaluations/staff * Maintains fiscal responsibilities for the department and profession * Oversees equipment function and calibrations * Coordinates Equipment Evaluation/Transport Education Resource * Oversees orientation & training for new employees and student clinical rotations * Collaborates annual skill competencies * Coordinates education needs of staff (i.e. new equipment or knowledge in-services for RT staff Maintains staff education records Provides Customer Service * Completion of patient care, documentation and education * Rounding with staff and patients * Team approach to service * Promotes a team spirit and positive work environment * Provides supportive environment for students and staff Provides Safe Environment * Maintains high level of patient safety (Medication Safety, NPSG, etc) * Leads and supports Performance Improvement Initiatives designed to promote quality care * Supports department development and maintenance of Policy & Procedures and Clinical Practice Guidelines * Promotes evidence based practice * Supports & educates staff on their roles related to adherence to regulatory requirements Administers Quality Patient Care * Performs patient assessment & assessment for therapy * Collaborates with health care team members in planning patient care * Delivers aerosolized medication, bronchial hygiene, volume expansion, oxygen & medical gas therapy * Performs ventilator management, weaning, waveform graphic interpretation; airway management (intubation, extubation, trach tube change and care) * Performs arterial blood gas sampling & analysis * Educates patient and mentors/precepts new employees, students and peers Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum Education

Associates Respiratory Care or Bachelors Respiratory Therapy-Preferred

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• RCP - Respiratory Care Prof
• BLS - Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor or ACLS-P - ACLS - Provisional within 180 Days
• NBRC-RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapi
• NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Prvdr-Preferred or NRP-I - NRP - Instructor-Preferred or NRP-P - NRP-Provisional-Preferred within 180 Days
• PALS - Pediatric Adv Life Support-Preferred or PALS-I - PALS - Instructor-Preferred or PALS-P - PALS - Provisional-Preferred within 180 Days

Additional License(s) and Certification(s)

Required Minimum Experience

Two-year experience that includes sufficient clinical, with management background to ensure competence in the practice of Respiratory Care, BLS, ACLS certification Required

Required Minimum Skills

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