Respiratory Therapist Resource/Educator KH

Wellstar Health System • Marietta, GA

2d

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Bachelors Respiratory Therapy
• 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
• Two-year experience that includes sufficient clinical, with management background to ensure competence in the practice of Respiratory Care, BLS, ACLS certification Required

Nice To Haves

• Masters
• 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

Responsibilities

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level