SHIFT LEADER RRT

Job description

Overview

nShift Leader Registered Respiratory Therapist

nFull Time, 72 Hours Per Pay Period, Night Shift

nFort Sanders Regional Overview:

nFort Sanders Regional Medical Centeris a 444-bed hospital recognized for pairing clinical expertise with advanced medical technology to deliver exceptional care. As a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, we provide leading-edge treatment for stroke recovery. Our facility also offers specialized services in bariatric surgery, robotic surgery, minimally invasive spine procedures, and advanced orthopedic care.

nFort Sanders Regional is part of Covenant Health, East Tennessee’s largest nonprofit health system and a Becker’s “Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare.” Covenant Health includes nine hospitals and nearly 150 service locations, offering employees a comprehensive benefits package with tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, certification bonuses, and leadership development programs.

nPosition Summary:

nProvides care to patients with respiratory insufficiency and related complications. Functions as part of the direct patient team to provide overall quality care and serves as a resource and specialist to patients, all patient care givers and physicians. May be required to exercise clinical judgement under the order of a licensed physician.

nResponsibilities

nnnDemonstrates respiratory care competency of critical and clinical skills on an annual basis.

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nnDemonstrates the ability to be flexible, handle multiple assignments, balance priorities, and make decisions quickly and function under stressful situations.

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nnDemonstrates the ability to perform all aspects of respiratory therapy to include age specific and related patient care in a safe and competent manner.

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nnDemonstrates skill in emergency situations based up on department standards, policies, procedures and protocols, assumes a leadership role in emergency situations.

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nnDemonstrates the ability to assess, identify and treat patient health conditions as established by organizational and departmental policies and procedures.

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nnDemonstrates the ability to provide appropriate communication to nursing personnel and/or physicians, and other hospital staff as necessary. Must be able to demonstrate effective communication skills on all socioeconomic levels using tact, articulation and in a professional manner.

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nnDemonstrates competency/proficiency in mechanical ventilation, CPAP, and BiPAP skills to include current modes of ventilation, indications for use and calculations of necessary data.

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nnDemonstrates competency/proficiency in the performance of arterial blood gases and analysis per department policy and procedure. Quality control, troubleshooting, and quality assurance per department policy and procedures.

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nnPerforms assigned tasks and uses equipment with skill and accuracy.

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nnParticipates in performance improvement activities by making suggestions for unit/organizational improvements, data collection activities, and date analysis as appropriate.

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nnDocumentation and charges are complete, accurate, timely and legible. Consistently document patient assessments, reassessments, patient education, goals, response to therapy and any other requirements for the patient medical record.

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nnCompletes Quality Control procedures and documentation required by regulatory agencies, medical center and department policy.

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nnMaintains all equipment in a clean and functioning order. Responsible for location and inventory of any RT equipment utilized on a routine basis.

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nnConducts in-service education under the direction of the manager.

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nnAssumes responsibility of mentoring respiratory staff and orientation of new employees on shift worked.

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nnCoordinates daily work assignments for shift

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nnMonitors staffing of shift to ensure adequate number of personnel are scheduled to provide patient care.

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nnPerform other related duties as assigned or requested.

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n nQualifications

nMinimum Education:

nNone specified; however, must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.

nMinimum Experience:

nMust have documented experience necessary to obtain state license.3-5 years experience preferred.

nLicensure Requirement:

nValid RRT Credential by the National Board for Respiratory Care. Licensed as a Registered Respiratory Therapist by the State of Tennessee Health Related Boards with ABG endorsement. Current CPR required.

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nJob Title SHIFT LEADER RRT

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nFacility Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

nDepartment Name RESPIRATORY THERAPY

Worksite address

knoxville, TN, 37955, US

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