Respiratory Care Mentor
About The Position
The Respiratory Care Mentor shall be tasked to develop and implement a model for mentorship for respiratory care The Mentor will serve as a role model, leader, consultant, collaborator, educator, and clinician. The Mentor shall collaborate with department Educators, Preceptors, and Leadership to assess the needs of clinical respiratory therapists. This individual shall participate in the delivery of new clinical staff orientation. As a member of the Respiratory team, the Mentor will establish a setting that supports professional respiratory care practice and empowers therapists to provide safe, effective, compassionate, and efficient care in collaboration with all healthcare disciplines. This individual will make rounds to meet with clinical therapists to provide guidance and oversee less experienced therapists and to help facilitate their career development while providing training to aspiring therapists, respiratory students, or licensed staff to help ensure provision of safe care and ease transition from advanced beginner to competent clinical therapist. The Mentor shall prepare and deliver respiratory-related education lectures and case studies to assigned therapists. Additionally, the Mentor will provide patient care in areas where needed to assist the team. The Mentor will also collaborate with leadership to determine other necessary functions which will optimize patient outcomes and mentorship for the respiratory team. This position may have additional duties assigned that are within scope of the role.
Requirements
- Degree in Respiratory Care required
- Minimum 5 years’ recent critical care experience required
- Previous NICU experience required or obtained within a year
- Active ASBRT LRT required
- NBRC RRT required
- BLS required
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office and familiarity with relevant computer software
- Strong team leadership skills, strong organization, interpersonal, and customer relations skills
- Clinical expertise in the specialty area
- Ability to prioritize care for an individual patient or a group of patients
- Ability to delegate care appropriately and monitor outcomes of delegated care
- Ability to respond to a variety of simultaneous demands
- Ability to perform independently and as a member of the healthcare team
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing situations
- Ability to maintain concentration with frequent interruptions
- Ability to function in a demanding and stressful environment
- Demonstrates effective organizational, interpersonal, critical thinking/problem-solving and decision making
- Ability to implement change
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Master’s degree highly preferred
- Previous teaching experience preferred
- NBRC ACCS preferred
- Additional certifications (ACLS, PALS, NRP, etc) may be required depending upon area assigned
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement a model for mentorship for respiratory care
- Serve as a role model, leader, consultant, collaborator, educator, and clinician
- Collaborate with department Educators, Preceptors, and Leadership to assess the needs of clinical respiratory therapists
- Participate in the delivery of new clinical staff orientation
- Establish a setting that supports professional respiratory care practice and empowers therapists to provide safe, effective, compassionate, and efficient care in collaboration with all healthcare disciplines
- Make rounds to meet with clinical therapists to provide guidance and oversee less experienced therapists and to help facilitate their career development
- Provide training to aspiring therapists, respiratory students, or licensed staff to help ensure provision of safe care and ease transition from advanced beginner to competent clinical therapist
- Prepare and deliver respiratory-related education lectures and case studies to assigned therapists
- Provide patient care in areas where needed to assist the team
- Collaborate with leadership to determine other necessary functions which will optimize patient outcomes and mentorship for the respiratory team
- Optimize patient outcomes and mentorship for the respiratory team
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
