Lead Respiratory Therapist (RT) - Adults

American Addiction Centers•Park Ridge, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Acts as a resource to department and team members. This includes training/orientation, providing day to day direction, collaboration with other departments, and providing feedback on team member performance. Collaborates with leadership within the department with the planning and management of operations to ensure patient safety, quality outcomes, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Demonstrates effective collaboration working in multidisciplinary teams to support site and/or organizational goals. Oversees respiratory therapists’ day-to-day operations and acts as a clinical resource. Acts as a resource for respiratory therapy processes to support assessment of patient utilizing a variety of skills such as pulmonary diagnostics, chest radiograph, hemodynamic values, laboratory values, and correlates blood gases and electrolytes. Can identify and address the special needs of patient population specific to department services. Operates specialized ventilators in critical and non-critical care venues. Assists physician with bedside or other procedures as applicable to facility. Provides medication treatments and therapies per physician order and/or patient driven respiratory protocols (PDRP's) as prescribed. Cleans, maintains, and ensures proper functionality of equipment. Can troubleshoot equipment as necessary and identifies the need for service and/or repair. Educates and instructs patients in purpose, technique, self-care, goal of therapy, and disease management. Facilitates clinical problem solving and collaborates with other departments to provide education on managing patients. Under physician direction, the respiratory therapist must be able to adapt and comply to policies and procedures for a variety of different service areas, perform tasks and/or special duties as required by assignment and maintain performance standards and organizational behaviors. Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills. Promotes a culture of safety by recognizing and applying proper safety measures to prevent patient harm. Report’s patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner. Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions. Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Requirements

Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license issued by the state in which the team member practices.
Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential issued by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Associate's Degree in Respiratory Therapy.
Typically requires 3 years of experience in Respiratory Care.
Effective organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
Problem solving and decision making for patient care and equipment use.
Basic computer skills.
Must be able to lift 50 lb. object from knee to waist.
Must be able to lift 50 lb. from floor to waist height occasionally.
Must be able to lift 40 lb. at waist height and carry it across various distances.
Must be able to lift 20 lb. from waist to overhead.
Must be able to push/pull while utilizing 30# of force occasionally for long distances.
Must demonstrate stand-pivot transfer from bed to chair.
Must perform sliding transfer of 150 lbs. person on a sheet across 2 feet with a second person.
Must utilize safe body mechanics at all times.

Nice To Haves

RRT-ACCS
Bachelor's Degree

Responsibilities

Acts as a resource to department and team members, including training/orientation, providing day-to-day direction, collaboration with other departments, and providing feedback on team member performance.
Collaborates with leadership in planning and managing operations to ensure patient safety, quality outcomes, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
Demonstrates effective collaboration in multidisciplinary teams to support site and/or organizational goals.
Oversees respiratory therapists’ day-to-day operations and acts as a clinical resource.
Acts as a resource for respiratory therapy processes, supporting patient assessment using skills such as pulmonary diagnostics, chest radiograph, hemodynamic values, and laboratory values, and correlating blood gases and electrolytes.
Identifies and addresses the special needs of patient populations specific to department services.
Operates specialized ventilators in critical and non-critical care venues.
Assists physicians with bedside or other procedures as applicable.
Provides medication treatments and therapies per physician order and/or patient-driven respiratory protocols (PDRP's).
Cleans, maintains, and ensures proper functionality of equipment.
Troubleshoots equipment as necessary and identifies the need for service and/or repair.
Educates and instructs patients on the purpose, technique, self-care, goal of therapy, and disease management.
Facilitates clinical problem-solving and collaborates with other departments to provide education on managing patients.
Adapts and complies with policies and procedures for various service areas, performs tasks and/or special duties as required, and maintains performance standards and organizational behaviors under physician direction.
Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills.
Promotes a culture of safety by recognizing and applying proper safety measures to prevent patient harm.
Reports patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner.
Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.
Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served.
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures.

Benefits

Comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs
Competitive compensation
Generous retirement offerings
Programs that invest in your career development
Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program
Sign-On Bonus Available