Respiratory Therapist Lead - Nights
Wellstar Health System
Summary
Responsible 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.
Job description
Job Summary
Responsible 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.
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions
Leadership and Collaboration
- Assures delivery of safe patient care by analyzing patients needs and skill competency level of personnel when making patient assignments
- Facilitates interdisciplinary communication and planning to ensure timely care delivery including discharge
- Communicates with direct leader any needs or concerns pertaining to patient care delivery or employee performance
- Assists in the evaluation of staff, providing input to Supervisor regarding clinical performance, teamwork, etc. of individuals
- Assigns shift workload and preceptors
- Maintains financial stewardship in relation to productivity
- Maintains daily equipment function and calibration
Innovation and Customer Care
- Monitors equipment inventory, location and utilization to ensure staff have tools and equipment needed to perform their job
- Assists in acquiring appropriate staffing levels
- Provides clinical assistance to staff as necessary
- Assist with orientation & training for new employees and student clinical rotations
- Assist with annual skill competencies
- Communicates educational needs of staff (i.e. huddles, new equipment or knowledge in-services for RT staff; maintains staff education records)
Professional Development
- Maintains current knowledge related to patient population to deliver the highest standard of care
- Identifies learning needs of workgroup and communicates needs to direct leader
- Demonstrates excellence in respiratory care practice by promoting process improvement and committee participation
Exemplary Practice & Quality Outcomes
- Rounds on patients to evaluate quality and appropriateness of patient care including corrective action when needed utilizing peer coaching and accountability
- Demonstrates excellence in Respiratory Care practice by providing the highest standard of direct patient care
- Participates in implementation and monitoring of PI, Customer Service, and Safety and Quality initiatives to improve patient care delivery
Performs other duties as assigned. Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
Requirements
- Associates Respiratory Therapy or Bachelors Respiratory Therapy (Bachelors preferred)
- BLS - Basic Life Support (or ARC-BLS or BLS-I)
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (or ARC-ALS or ACLS-I)
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support (or ARC-PALS or PALS-I or PALS-P within 180 Days)
- NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program (or ARC-NALS or NRP-I or NRP-P within 180 Days)
- NBRC-RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist
- RCP - Respiratory Care Professional
- Must hold an active GA Respiratory Care Professional License
- NBRC Credential: RRT, Registered Respiratory Therapist (preferred)
- One or more of the following NBRC Credentials: ACCS, AE-C, NPS, RPFT
- 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)
- Ideal candidates must have NICU experience
- 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
Company overview
Wellstar Health System is one of Georgia's largest and most comprehensive integrated healthcare systems, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Marietta, Georgia. As a non-profit health system, Wellstar operates with a mission to enhance the health and well-being of every person it serves through its PeopleCare approach. The system employs approximately 29,469 to 33,000 team members across multiple hospitals, health parks, medical offices, outpatient centers, pediatric centers, nursing facilities, and hospice and home care services. Wellstar is nationally recognized for operating Georgia's largest integrated trauma network and features the second-largest Emergency Department in the United States. The organization provides more than $1 billion annually in charity care and community programs, demonstrating its commitment to community health. Wellstar has earned numerous accolades including recognition on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, Best Workplaces in Health Care, and PEOPLE Companies that Care lists. The system embraces innovation through its venture firm Catalyst by Wellstar, which nurtures early-stage healthcare companies, and maintains academic partnerships with institutions like the Medical College of Georgia for caregiver training. With specialties spanning cardiovascular care, oncology, women's health, pediatrics, musculoskeletal services, and numerous other medical disciplines, Wellstar delivers comprehensive healthcare across all stages of life.