JOB DETAILS

Department: Respiratory Care
FTE: 1.0 (80 hours per pay period)
Workdays: Monday - Friday
Shift(s): Days
Shift Length: 8 hours
Location: In-Person
Other: Additional leadership expectations

• Leadership team members participate in an on-call rotation.
• Position may require working clinical shifts as needed to support staffing operations.
• Occasional coverage may include evening, overnight, weekend shifts based on department staffing needs and operational requirements.
   

Purpose of this position: Under administrative direction performs work involving the determination and administration of respiratory care procedures and monitoring patient progress and assists in managing and supervising respiratory care operations and personnel.

• Supervise daily respiratory care operations
• Monitor competency of respiratory care staff to ensure level of care delivered meets standards
• Coach, develop, and train staff to improve performance including initial orientation to role responsibilities
• Schedule staff to align with staffing needs of department each shift
• Provide technical assistance to students, staff and other medical personnel
• Incorporate new technology into respiratory care operations
• Assist manager with cost control and fiscal management of budget 
• Under general supervision of Manager of Respiratory Care, supervises and coordinates activities of employees on respective shift
• Reviews daily work assignments for assigned shifts staff. Performs a full range of respiratory care to patients, including drawing arterial blood for ABG analysis, floor therapy, ventilator care
• Provide therapists and technicians with technical assistance.  Prepares quality assurance data for studies and evaluation of equipment and departmental services
• Assist Manager of Respiratory Care with departmental training and orientation programs, including periodic equipment in services to respiratory and nursing staff
• Evaluate work performance of employees and makes recommendations for hiring, promotions, demotions, transfer and other personnel actions, including disciplinary action and suspension.  Investigate any incident reported on his/her shift; keeps departmental manager informed of details of such occurrences
• Attend all required Safety Training programs and can describe his/her responsibilities related to general safety, department/service safety, specific job related hazards, and hospital infection prevention standards
• Follows the Hospital Exposure Control Plans/Blood borne and Airborne Pathogens
• Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment
• Promotes effective working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit team interdepartmentally to facilitate the department's/unit's ability to meet its goals and objectives
• Maintain equipment in working order.  Review supply/equipment needs of department and make recommendation to manager
• Audit for compliance with standards set for respiratory staff

• Graduation from a two-year American Medical Association approved respiratory care program 
• Three years of increasingly responsible experience as a respiratory therapist
• Licensed with the State of Minnesota as Respiratory Therapist, BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP

• Advancement to registry level is strongly encouraged.
• Minimum of two (2) years experience to become proficient, including six (6) months at this facility