Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Best Practices, Coaching, Communication Skills, Corrective Action, Customer Support/Service, Healthcare, Maintain Compliance, Medication Administration, Needs Assessment, Neonatology, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Pediatrics, Performance Reviews, Process Improvement, Quality Assurance, Respiratory Therapy, Safety/Work Safety, Standards of Care, System Integration (SI), Team Player, Time Management, Training/Teaching
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Job Summary:
Responsible for directing and overseeing the daily activities of the unit on an assigned shift.
Responsible for using independent judgment in coordinating the overall functions and activities of the Respiratory Care department on a designated shift to assure successful safe delivery of care.
Facilitates the direction of personnel/clinical activities of the department on the designated shift, serving as a resource/support to the staff, physicians, patients, families, and other departments.
Involved in direct patient care, medication administration, and may take a modified patient assignment.
Implements and monitors PI, Customer Service, and Safety and Quality initiatives for designated shift.
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
Teamwork and Collaboration
* Assures delivery of safe patient care by analyzing patients needs and skill competency level of personnel when making patient assignments
* Facilitates interdisciplinary communication and planning to ensure timely care delivery including discharge
* Communicates with
manager / Resource RT any needs or concerns pertaining to care delivery or employee performance
* Assists in the evaluation of staff, providing input to Resource RT regarding clinical performance, teamwork, etc. of individuals.
Resources & Support
* Monitors equipment inventory, location and utilization
to ensure staff have tools and equipment needed to perform their job
* Participates in planning and requesting resources for providing high quality care
* Assists in acquiring appropriate staffing during unexpected staffing shortages or surges in census
Exemplary Practice & Outcomes
* Rounds on patients to evaluate quality and appropriateness of patient care including corrective action when needed utilizing peer coaching and
accountability
* Demonstrates excellence in Respiratory Care practice by providing the highest standard of direct patient care
* Participates in implementation and monitoring of
PI, Customer Service, and Safety and Quality initiatives to improve patient care delivery
Evidence Based Practice & Research
* Maintains current knowledge on evidence based practice and shares knowledge with staff to improve patient care
* Participates in monitoring and ensuring compliance with evidence based best practices
Professional Development
* Maintains current knowledge related to patient population to deliver the highest standard of care
* Identifies learning needs of workgroup and communicates needs to clinical educator, manager / Resource RT.
* Demonstrates excellence in respiratory care practice by promoting process improvement and committee participation
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
Required Minimum Education:
Associates Respiratory Therapy or Bachelors Respiratory Therapy-Preferred
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
Respiratory Care Prof
Basic Life Support or BLS - Instructor
Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ACLS - Instructor or ACLS - Provisional
Registered Respiratory Therapi
Neonatal Resuscitation Prvdr or NRP - Instructor
Pediatric Adv Life Support or PALS - Instructor or PALS - Provisional
Additional License(s) and Certification(s):
Required Minimum Experience:
Minimum 2 years
experience of respiratory care practice that includes sufficient clinical and leadership experience to ensure competence Required and
Required Minimum Skills:
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American Equity Mortgage, Inc., is one of the nation’s leading mortgage lenders with a proven history of success. For 20 years we have held integrity, leadership, strength and stability making us highly respected in the industry, as well as throughout the communities we serve. We are committed to our customers by specializing in helping people save money through mortgage refinancing, debt consolidation, and home purchase loans.
Our employees are continually growing with our ongoing, coaching culture, training and support along with upward mobility promoting from within our organization. Our commitment to helping others carries into social responsibility to support, assist and empower communities with our private foundation known as AEM Cares, along with our corporate giving program to help and enable charitable causes nationwide reach their goals.
100 to 499 employees
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