SUPERVISOR (FULL TIME NIGHTS) RESPIRATORY THERAPY

UHS•Las Vegas, NV

About The Position

Summerlin Hospital is a 496-bed hospital featuring emergency services; a busy maternity department with an average of 450 deliveries per month; a Children’s Medical Center with a NICU, a pediatric ICU and separate pediatric ER; advanced cardiovascular care, surgical services, women’s health, and oncology care. Summerlin Hospital is an accredited Chest Pain with PCI facility and a Primary Stroke Center and has received multiple awards from the American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines program. The Valley Health System (VHS), with six hospitals in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada, is looking for exceptional people who share our vision and values. We focus on clearly defined goals designed to bring about exemplary patient care. We give our employees the structure to achieve these goals by providing advanced technological systems, processes, and practice; performance improvement and patient safety standards to foster positive patient outcomes; a collaborative practice model; evidence-based practice; and education and development programs to support recruitment and retention. VHS is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS). Each employee at VHS takes part in the UHS Service Excellence Program. The program is guided by three standards: "Treat everyone as a guest. Demonstrate professionalism and excellence in the things I do. Practice teamwork." The talent and dedication of all UHS employees is what makes the company unique. Job Description: Responsible for supervision of the respiratory departments. Actively participate in assessing, planning, organizing and evaluating education needs/requirements. A physician/patient/staff advocate and technical resource person for the optimal administration of respiratory treatments.

Requirements

Graduate of an NBRC approved program in Respiratory Care.
Must be licensed by Nevada Laboratory for arterial puncture/blood gas analysis and licensed by the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners as an RCP.
Three to five years of clinical experience with emphasis in critical care of patients ranging in age and developmental level.
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/service appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit/department and provide the care/service as described in the department policies and procedures.
Credential by the NBRC as RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapist) or CRTT (Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician).
Candidate must be recognized as a Basic Rescuer in CPR (BLS) by the AHA (American Heart Association).
Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/service appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit/department.

Nice To Haves

Two years supervisor experience preferred.
BLS instructor or actively pursuing is preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for supervision of the respiratory departments.
Actively participate in assessing, planning, organizing and evaluating education needs/requirements.
A physician/patient/staff advocate and technical resource person for the optimal administration of respiratory treatments.