Supervisor - Respiratory Therapy I

Supervisor - Respiratory Therapy I

Join Cleveland Clinic's Mercy Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Registered Respiratory Therapists provide evidence-based clinical care to some of the most critically ill patients in the United States. Caring for adult, pediatric and/or neonatal patient populations, Registered Respiratory Therapists evaluate, treat and care for patients with a wide range of lung diseases and respiratory disorders, such as asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, COPD, and lung cancer. As a Respiratory Supervisor, you will not only perform respiratory care, as needed, but you will also provide supervision for an assigned respiratory care staff.

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM 4:30PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Oversee and direct all activities regarding respiratory therapy personnel.
• Assist with the development of employee schedules, maintain employee records and ensure accurate timekeeping.
• Take part in employee performance evaluations and give appropriate feedback.
• Identify and utilize learning resources available within the hospital/community.
• Assist with the development of an ongoing program of orientation, training and education for new employees and students.
• Participate in the development and maintenance of a performance improvement program.
• Write, review and update the Respiratory Therapy policies and procedures.
• Assist with the development of the departmental budget, ensuring the availability of equipment and supplies.
• At sites where applicable, perform blood gas puncture and analysis.
• If designated as a Technical Consultant by the blood gas Laboratory Director, meet minimum qualifications as specified by the CLIA code of federal regulations.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program.
• Associate's Degree, including a diploma or transcripts for validation.
• Three years of experience in critical care along with leadership, education and/or research activities.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) and licensed by the Ohio Board for Respiratory Care (RCP).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross and Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) through the NBRC within three years of hire.
• Neonatal/pediatric experience.

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or ALS Certification through the American Red Cross if you do not hold this certification, you must obtain it within 30 days of hire.
• Experience in a large hospital setting with diverse patient care needs.

Physical Requirements:

• Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
• Normal hearing and vision or corrected to normal range.
• May require sitting, standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.

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