Respiratory Therapist Resource/Educator KH
Job Description
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve.
We are proud to have become a shining example of what‘s possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people‘s lives.
Work Shift Day (United States of America) 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: Bachelors Respiratory Therapy Masters
- 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: Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life.
Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.
We are proud to have become a shining example of what‘s possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people‘s lives.
Work Shift Day (United States of America) 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: Bachelors Respiratory Therapy Masters
- 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: Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life.
Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.