Respiratory Therapist II

Ellis Medicine • Schenectady, NY

15d • $36 - $54

About The Position

Check out our NEW PAY RATES!! Ellis Medicine has GENEROUS and FLEXIBLE benefits offerings! This level should be assigned to a therapist who has met the core skills of a respiratory therapist. The level II therapist should be a competent performer, who is fully competent in all aspects of his/her job description. A proficient therapist has progressed from a task-oriented approach to performing all clinical and interpersonal-related tasks with a view to the entire patient experience/team member interaction. Optimal problem-solving skills are apparent and activities are oriented to the best possible outcome for any situation. This therapist should respond to situations with speed, confidence, flexibility, and a good attitude and is able to appropriately handle unanticipated problems or emergencies. This therapist should be viewed as a positive role model for his/her peers and consistently produces complete and accurate work.

Requirements

• Registered Respiratory Therapist with an AAS in Respiratory Care. Alternatively, individuals working in the MSHC RC Smoking Cessation will be required to hold the following specialty credentials: CTTS and/or Master CTTS. Alternatively, individuals working in the MSHC RC Department will be required to hold the following specialty credentials: CPFT and/or RPFT and the AE-C and/or COPD educator. Alternatively, individuals working in the BWC RC Department will be required to hold the following specialty credentials: NRP.
• He /she must be licensed as a Respiratory Therapist in/by the State of New York.
• You must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• The ability to effectively communicate with sensitivity, tact and diplomacy, both verbally and in writing, is essential.
• A commitment to teamwork and innovative problem-solving skills are a must.
• The ability to prioritize and attention to detail are requisite.
• All therapists will be required BLS and ACLS certifications.
• NRP, maintain 30 CEU’s for the licensure period—must work towards this annually.
• Acute or sub-acute Respiratory Therapist experience two 2 years' one of the following: Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Care, Healthcare Management, or related subject. AE-C, COPD Credentialed, ACCS, NPS, CPFT, RPFT, CTTS.
• Instructor of one (1) of the following: BLS, ACLS, NRP, PALS.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience with clinical instruction, preceptor or teaching experience a definite plus.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care, including but not limited to, routine floor work, emergency care, arterial blood gas sampling, etc.
• Receives a report of patient status from a previous shift and configures assignments to available resources.
• Monitors completion of your patient care assignments, new orders for services and other key activities such as codes, transports, transfers to other facilities and STAT calls and reallocates assignments and coverage where indicated.
• Provides assistance to other therapists where necessary.
• Monitors and anticipates the need for additional equipment and supplies and secures them in a timely fashion to meet the demands of patient care throughout the facility, including the needs of other campuses.
• Provides for a seamless transition to the oncoming shift by ensuring that a timely and accurate report of patient status and related hospital activities are conveyed.
• Ensures that the care rendered by the Respiratory Therapists is provided in accordance with all applicable policies and procedures and/or clinical practice guidelines.
• Provides for the orientation of new employees to the department by serving as the designated preceptor.
• Completes and signs off on the department-specific orientation checklist.
• Ensures that incident reports are completed in a timely and accurate fashion where indicated.
• Coordinates and participates in the provision of in-services for respiratory care and nursing staff.
• Works collaboratively with the Lead RT, Clinical Coordinator, RC Manager and the Director on departmental performance improvement initiatives.
• Works to ensure consistency in the delivery of respiratory care services and to eliminate process variations.
• Utilizes various quality improvement techniques, including the PDCA cycle, to identify problems, guide corrective recommendations and monitor process improvement.
• Participates in chart audits, provides input and makes recommendations regarding policy and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees