Respiratory Therapist Senior

Corewell Health • Royal Oak, MI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Royal Oak - Full time, day shift, $10,000 sign on bonus for qualifying external hires! About Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital Royal Oak Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital opened on Jan. 24, 1955 as a 238-bed community hospital. Today, the hospital is a 1,101-bed major academic and referral center with Level I adult trauma and Level II pediatric trauma designations. Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital has 43 residency and fellowship programs with 454 residents and fellows. Corewell is the exclusive clinical partner of the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, with more than 1,400 doctors on faculty. Scope of Work Responsible for the coordination of the department's activities in a specialty area, or multiple patient care units. This may vary by site location.

Requirements

• Associate's Degree Respiratory Therapy
• 2 years of relevant experience
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working as an RRT.
• LIC-Respiratory Therapist - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required
• CRT-Respiratory Therapist Registry - NBRC National Board for Respiratory Care Upon Hire required
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association Upon Hire required
• Or CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross Upon Hire required

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree management, education, business, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities include ensuring adequate staffing assignments, development of collaborative patient care plans, patient/family and staff education, quality assurance monitoring and inter-departmental rounds.
• Acts as the department's liaison and primary contact for specialty care area or unit.
• Monitors patient care variances and initiates improvement processes in response to patient safety concerns.
• Responsible for Respiratory Care operations and staffing.
• Promotes interdepartmental relations / teamwork through participation in patient care rounds with physicians, nursing, pharmacy, etc.
• Based on site location, may work as part of staff if necessary.
• Collaborates on development of patient care plans. This may include patient care variance review and follow-up.
• Participation /membership on unit specific patient care or QA committees and process improvement initiatives (hospital-wide committees when appropriate).
• Assists in interviewing, responsible for orientation of new hires.
• Evaluates respiratory staff development through department specific check offs.
• Provide in service/education for nursing and resident physicians upon request.
• Provides direct patient/family education.
• May serve as a clinical instructor for respiratory therapy students.
• Provides investigation and follow-up on safety pause events.
• Participates in ongoing growth and development which may include personal competencies through classes, seminar attendance, literature reviews; assists with policy and procedure development and review.
• Evaluates new equipment evaluation and general equipment maintenance.
• Input on capital equipment needs.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here .
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree