Clinical Resource Therapist - Respiratory Care - Full Time - Days

ProMedica Flower Hospital is located in Sylvania OH, a suburb of Toledo, OH. Among being located in one of the area's most beautiful landscapes, Sylvania offers a high-quality lifestyle for its residents with Sylvanias public school as one of the finest in the region, rated as Excellent by the state of Ohio. There are many outdoor activities to enjoy at our nationally recognized Pacesetter Park, along with music and entertainment found at Centennial Terrace and Downtown Sylvania, and the LPGA annual tournament. The Flower Hospital campus is a 311-bed facility that houses the Hickman Cancer Center, ER Trauma Center, and is the regional leader for inpatient adult psychiatric services. The campus includes our hospice facility, the Ebeid Center.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Clinical Resource Therapist will be competent to care for patients of all ages to include neonatal, infant, children, adolescent, adult and geriatric populations. Standards of performance and skills required for the Registered Respiratory Therapist level must be maintained at the mastery level, as these skills are necessary to the integration of clinical, technical and didactic aspects of Respiratory Care.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Evaluates and directs the activities of assigned staff on all shifts in assigned clinical and operation areas. Manages daily activities to ensure adherence to policies and procedures and standards of care. Assesses and assigns workload to adequately staff to changing needs and acuity, flexing staff to meet demands.
2. Provide leadership to direct reports in the form of on-going and constructive feedback. Monitors and addresses performance issues in a manner that supports continuous performance improvement, including annual performance reviews for staff member
3. Serves as a clinical resource to department and hospital staff. Serves on organizational and department committees and councils, as assigned.
4. Assists Leadership in planning, conducting, evaluating, coordinating and disseminating performance improvement activities, data, results and recommendations. Will participates in performance improvement initiatives and collaborates with other disciplines to enhance patient and employee safety.
5. Assists Leadership in ensuring respiratory services remain in compliance with the standards of all pertinent regulatory agencies. In addition, reviews and revises policy and procedures based upon outcomes of best practice, as requested.
6. Performs assigned compliance audits for Respiratory Care, as needed
7. Collaborates and maintains good working relationships with all members of the health care team.
8. Performs other related duties as assigned or requested by leadership within the scope of training and practice

Education : Graduate of an accredited respiratory therapy program. Will stay current in the practice of Respiratory Care by actively participating in continuing education and maintaining certifications and annual competencies.

Skills : Maintain the security of patient and employee confidentiality in all forms of communication. Be able to communicate and interact effectively and collaboratively with a variety of professionals, including physicians, nurses, care navigators and administrators, to promote a seamless patient care continuum. Be able to understand and comprehend directions and be able to communicate and respond to inquiries. Be able to input and retrieve computer information. Have excellent interpersonal, organizational, problem solving and critical thinking skills. Take ownership of problems, handle stress in a professional and healthy manner, and make informed decisions. Adheres to the code of ethics set forth by state respiratory care boards. Be dependable, reliable, and punctual in accordance with department attendance policy, including mandatory overtime and on-call rotation, as needed. Attends required and staff meetings, including in-services, in accordance with department policy. Must appear professional and abide by appropriate dress code policy.

License: Maintain credential as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC). Licensed to render respiratory care services by the respective state(s) of practice Ohio and/or Michigan

Certification : Current BLS; ACLS, NRP, and PALS certification

WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical Demands : Tolerate exposure to infectious diseases and follow infection prevention and control strategies. Be able to move about hospital and between workstations, efficiently and effectively. Must be able to occasionally and with assistance move heavy weight materials, equipment, or patients.

The above list of accountabilities is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by the incumbent; it should not be considered exhaustive.

ProMedica is a mission-based, not-for-profit integrated healthcare organizational headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. For more information, please visit www.promedica.org/about-promedica

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