Respiratory Therapist Lead
Wellstar Health Systems

Facility: Paulding Hospital

Overview:

Wellstar Paulding Hospital in Hiram, Georgia is seeking a Full-time Lead Respiratory Therapist (Shift: Nights)

The Lead Respiratory Therapist isresponsible for directing and overseeing the daily activities of an assigned shift using independent judgment to assure successful and safe delivery of care. Facilitates onboarding and precepting under the guidance of their direct lead. Serves as a clinical resource/support to the staff, physicians, patients, families, and other departments by providing direct patient care, medication administration and ensuring equipment resources and function. This role may require the duty of a patient assignment. Responsible for promotion and execution of PI initiatives. May assist with data collection and analysis of PI activities. Customer Service, and Safety and Quality initiatives for designated shift.

Responsibilities
Core Responsibilites and Essential Functions

• Leadership and Collaboration
  1. Leads the shift
  a. Assures delivery of safe patient care by analyzing patients needs and skill competency level of personnel when making patient assignments
  b. Facilitates interdisciplinary communication and planning to ensure timely care delivery including discharge
  c. Communicates with direct leader any needs or concerns pertaining to patient care delivery or employee performance
  d. Assists in the evaluation of staff, providing input to Supervisor regarding clinical performance, teamwork, etc. of individuals.
  e. Assigns shift workload and preceptors
  f. Maintains financial stewardship in relation to productivity
  g. Maintains daily equipment function and calibration
• Innovation and Customer Care
  2. Provides resources and support
  a. Monitors equipment inventory, location and utilization to ensure staff have tools and equipment needed to perform their job
  b. Assists in acquiring appropriate staffing levels.
  c. Provides clinical assistance to staff as necessary
  d. Assist with orientation & training for new employees and student clinical rotations
  e. Assist with annual skill competencies
  f. Communicates educational needs of staff (i.e. huddles, new equipment or knowledge in-services for RT staff Maintains staff education records
• 3. Professional Development
  a. Maintains current knowledge related to patient population to deliver the highest standard of care
  b. Identifies learning needs of workgroup and communicates needs to direct leader.
  c. Demonstrates excellence in respiratory care practice by promoting process improvement and committee participation
• 4. Exemplary Practice & Quality Outcomes
  a. Rounds on patients to evaluate quality and appropriateness of patient care including corrective action when needed utilizing peer coaching and 200% accountability
  b. Demonstrates excellence in Respiratory Care practice by providing the highest standard of direct patient care.
  c. Participates in implementation and monitoring of PI, Customer Service, and Safety and Quality initiatives to improve patient care delivery
• Required for All Jobs
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
• Qualifications
  Required Minimum Education
• Graduate of an accredited respiratory therapy education program (CoARC or CAAHP) with minimally 20 quarter hours of science. Required
• Associate's Degree (Must have completed at least 100 credit hours towards B.S degree) Required
• Bachelor's Degree Preferred
• Required Minimum Experience
• Current advance credential with a minimum of two (2) years' clinical experience to work in all critical care areas but not limited to Adult ICU, CVICU, BURN, NICU, Emergency Departments (Adult and Pediatric) as it relates each facility Required

• Required Minimum Skills
• Strong customer service and interpersonal skills
• Inter and Intra-departmental coordination of patient care activities
• Delegation skills required
• Ability to multi-task essential
• Ability to function in stressful and emergency situations essential
• Strong detail orientation required
• Computer skills required
• Time management skills are required

• Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s)
• Respiratory Care Prof Required
• Basic Life Support Required
• BLS - Instructor Required
• BLS - Provisional Required
• Registered Respiratory Therapi Required
• Reg Pulmonary Function Tech Preferred
• Adult Critical Care Specialist Preferred
• Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist Preferred
• Asthma Educator Specialist Preferred
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Required
• ACLS - Instructor Required
• ACLS - Provisional Required
• Neonatal Resuscitation Prvdr Preferred
• NRP - Instructor Preferred
• NRP - Provisional Preferred
• Pediatric Adv Life Support Required
• Must hold an active GA Respiratory Care Professional License. Required
• NBRC Credential: RRT, Registered Respiratory Therapist Required
• One or more of the following NBRC Credentials: ACCS, AE-C, NPS, RPFT (AE-C certifications prior to September 1, 2022 issued by National Asthma Educator Certification Board)