Respiratory Care Practitioner

Interventional Pulmonary Navigator

Responsible and accountable for the independent planning, organization, implementation, and evaluation of Specialty Practice patients. Ensure adherence to Hospitals and departmental policies and procedures. Patient care assignment may include neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups.

Detailed responsibilities:

• Perform all duties as appropriate per licensure assist in specialty clinic
• Coordinate all activities of the specialty related to patient care including working on barriers to care and coordination of care
• Serve as liaison between patient/family and various members of the health care team
• Counsel and teach families regarding medical conditions, diagnostic procedures, medication control, and other interventions
• Coordinate and facilitate the delivery of services to provide optimal care for the patient within the specialty patient areas with specialty surgical procedures
• Ensure organized and accurate patient data available for clinical decision making serve as primary liaison between clinical and research teams
• Direct the management of patient care caseload pre and post procedures to provide continuity for the specialty patient and their families
• Participate in programs and committees related to the specialty or as directed
• Coordinate professional and public speaking engagements for educational and public relations purposes
• Participate in educational opportunities and workshops associated with the area specialty
• Provide statistical reports as needed
• As directed may rotate on call shifts including holiday nights and weekends
• Review daily lab and diagnostic work on specialty work-up to assist in the direction of the specialty evaluation
• Direct and coordinate educational activities for hospital employees regarding specialty surgeries/procedures assist physician with research projects related to specialty area procedures
• Collaborate with community physicians on the daily care of specialty patient
• Coordinate diagnostic procedures for complications or follow-up that occur after specialty procedures in consultation with physician
• Direct the management of patient care to provide continuity for the specialty patient and their families
• Maintain established departmental policies and procedures objectives and quality assurance programs
• Provide input and assist in the formulation of departmental policies and procedures and budget as requested
• Administer medications including IV medications as ordered by physician via the Five Rights document and communicate clinical findings
• Assist with special tests and procedures ensure proper consent has been obtained
• Collaborate with members of the specialty team about the candidacy of potential patients
• Collaborate with other members of the patients care team including Cancer Center ENT Outside Providers Medical Director APRN staff as well as oncology infusion and radiology appointments
• Follow patient safety-related policies procedures and protocols
• Demonstrate proactive approach to patient safety by seeking opportunities to improve patient safety through questioning of current policies and processes
• Identify and report/correct environmental conditions and/or situations that may put a patient at undue risk
• Report potential or actual patient safety concerns medical errors and/or near misses in a timely manner
• Encourage patients to actively participate in their own care by asking questions and reporting treatment or situations that they don't understand or may "not seem right"

Qualifications:

Education: Essential: Associate Degree Nonessential: Bachelor's Degree

Experience: Essential: 2 years directly related experience Nonessential: No preferred experience

Credentials: Essential: Registered Nurse or Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner, CPR for Healthcare/BLS Prov or Prof Rescuers w/in 30 days, Reg Nurse Reg Resp Therapist or Reg Polysomno Tech

Nonessential: ACLS w/in 6 months of position

Physical Conditions: Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.

Working conditions: Essential: Sig Haz: Physical risk/injuries due to combative patients, No or min hazard physical risk office environment, May be required to travel to various work sites, May perform subordinate tasks in high census/vol, May be required or is required to perform on-call duties, Tuberculosis testing is completed upon hire and additionally as required