Respiratory Care Educator - FT/Day - Winnie Palmer Hospital

Experienced Respiratory Care Educator

Join Our Team at Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies! Orlando Health is seeking for an Experienced Respiratory Care Educator. The respiratory care educator serves as an expert in respiratory care for Orlando Health to provide consistent, value-added education and competencies to respiratory therapists and other practitioners as needed. This position will serve to create, implement, and improve education plans, competencies, and orientation processes for the respiratory care departments at all Orlando Health Facilities.

Location: Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Orlando, FL

Department: WPH Respiratory Care - NICU

Type: Full Time

Shift: Days

Experience Three (3) years of critical care experience as a respiratory therapist, to include one (1) year experience in education or precepting. Basic knowledge of Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and basic computer/mechanical training. (Bachelor's degree may substitute for the required experience)

Respiratory Therapists are integral members of the health care team. In accordance with established protocols and under the guidance of the physician, they help determine and deliver appropriate treatment for acute and chronic disorders of the pulmonary and cardiovascular systems.

The Respiratory Care Departments at Orlando Health are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Licensure for the blood gas laboratory is by the Agency for Health Care Administration. Respiratory Therapists are licensed by the Florida Department of Health.

Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies Located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies, part of the Orlando Health Women's Institute, provides specialized care that covers all facets of women's health, from comprehensive gynecological services and minimally invasive surgeries to general obstetrics and high-risk pregnancies and births.

Responsibilities Essential Functions

• Assess and create annual education plans for all Respiratory Care Departments at Orlando Health specific to their patient populations.
• Works closely with each Respiratory Care facility education specialist and preceptors to ensure that each respiratory care department has a well-designed and effective orientation program.
• Works closely with each respiratory care manager and administrator to maintain communication regarding the needs and progress of the education plans and progress in respiratory care in each facility on a regular basis.
• Obtains input from Respiratory Care Medical Directors from each facility regarding education needs of the respiratory care department including any identified skill gaps.
• Ensures adult learning principles are integrated into all programs developed internally or presented by external sources.
• Plans, develops, coordinates, and evaluates general as well as facility specific programs to maintain or increase the skill/knowledge of staff.
• Exhibits the knowledge necessary to provide instruction and in-service to all practitioners so that appropriate patient care is provided reflective of the patient's status and age-specific needs.
• Responds to the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Education/Training

• Bachelor of Science degree in Respiratory Care or Cardiopulmonary Sciences from an approved program: or
• Associate of Science in Respiratory Care with a bachelor's degree in one of the following: Management, Leadership, Healthcare, Health Sciences, Biology, Education, Cardiopulmonary, Healthcare management, Nursing, or related field.
• Three (3) years' experience as the Respiratory Care Department Education Specialist may serve as an alternative to the bachelor's degree requirement when combined with the A.S. degree in Respiratory Care.

Licensure/Certification

• Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC); and
• Licensed by the State of Florida (Department of Health); and
• Maintains current ACLS if working in adult care or maintains current PALS and NRP if serving this patient care population.

Experience Three (3) years of critical care experience as a respiratory therapist, to include one (1) year experience in education or precepting. Basic knowledge of Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and basic computer/mechanical training. (Bachelor's degree may substitute for the required experience)