Respiratory Care Practitioner Clinical Coordinator

Respiratory Care Practitioner Clinical Coordinator

Department: Pulmonary Practice

Location: Cityville Location Dallas

Shift: Tuesday and Friday 7:30 am to 4:00 pm - PRN status

Job Type: On-Site

Why Children's Health?

At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Summary: The Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) Clinical Coordinator fulfills the role of respiratory care professionals in both direct and indirect patient care settings. Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) Clinical Coordinator duties include evaluating patients' respiratory health status, offering guidance to patients, families, and healthcare colleagues, and utilizing the respiratory care process for medication administration, diagnostic tests, and equipment instruction, as necessary. This position also involves delivering personalized education to patients and their families via telephone encounter, virtual platform, and in clinical settings. RCP clinical coordinator collaborates with physicians and nurses to develop and implement tailored care plans and strategies for patients with specific respiratory conditions.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible and accountable for prescribing, delegating and coordinating patient care. Uses clinical judgment based on respiratory skills acquired through formal and informal experiential knowledge and evidence-based guidelines to globally assess the patient's situation and through critical thinking and clinical decision making, develop an appropriate plan of care for the patient, with the aim of promoting comfort.
• Ability to provide care appropriate to patients ranging in age from 0-22 years. Effective organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Delivers care with a team-orientation, an emphasis on good customer relations, sound clinical judgement and appropriate decision-making abilities that take into consideration evidence-based practice.
• Provides direct patient care including but not limited to: mechanical ventilation, aerosol therapy, pulmonary hygiene, suctioning, oxygen therapy, inhaled gases, medication.

Education:

• Two-year Associate's degree or equivalent experience required
• Four-year Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications:

• RRT recognized by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) and active Texas license required
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers as required by CP 1.20 Life Support Course Requirements required

A Place Where You Belong

We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children's Health a place where everyone can contribute.

Holistic Benefits How We'll Care for You:

• Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.
• 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure
• Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)
• Caregiver Leave
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

As an equal opportunity employer, Children's Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, veteran or military status, disability, or genetic information or any other Federal or State legally-protected status or class. This applies to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, transfer pay, training, discipline, workforce adjustments, termination, employee benefits, and any other employment-related activity.

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