Supervisor Respiratory Therapy I - Fairview NICU

Supervisor Respiratory Therapy I - Fairview NICU

Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Fairview Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients. On our team, you will provide stellar patient care to patients assigned to your unit. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.

As a Respiratory Supervisor, you'll provide hands-on respiratory care while leading and supporting an assigned team of respiratory therapists. This is an opportunity to help build and shape the Akron General Respiratory Therapy program as it becomes more integrated with enterprise-wide respiratory therapy. You'll have the opportunity to influence department goals and performance, contribute to policies and procedures, and help foster a strong team culture. The role also offers the opportunity to build strong partnerships with ICU and Emergency Department physicians while working within a department supported by executive leadership and continued investment in resources and team growth.

Day to day, you'll focus on staffing and department operations, including coordinating schedules and shift assignments, filling staffing gaps, rounding throughout the hospital, and serving as a resource for respiratory therapists and nursing leaders. You'll help maintain equipment and supplies, answer policy and procedure questions, support evening huddles, and serve as the eyes and ears of the department during the off shift. You'll proactively identify concerns, solve problems, support your team, and provide clinical care when needed.

A caregiver in this position works full-time, 7:00am3:30pm or 8:00am4:30pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Oversee and direct all activities regarding respiratory therapy personnel.
• Assist with the development of employee schedules, maintain employee records and ensure accurate timekeeping.
• Take part in employee performance evaluations and give appropriate feedback.
• Identify and utilize learning resources available within the hospital/community.
• Assist with the development of an ongoing program of orientation, training and education for new employees and students.
• Participate in the development and maintenance of a performance improvement program.
• Write, review and update the Respiratory Therapy policies and procedures.
• Assist with the development of the departmental budget, ensuring the availability of equipment and supplies.
• At sites where applicable, perform blood gas puncture and analysis.
• If designated as a Technical Consultant by the blood gas Laboratory Director, meet minimum qualifications as specified by the CLIA code of federal regulations.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program
• Associate's Degree, including a diploma or transcripts for validation
• Three years of experience in critical care along with leadership, education and/or research activities
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) and licensed by the Ohio Board for Respiratory Care (RCP)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or the American Red Cross
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) OR the American Red Cross and Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) through the NBRC within three years of hire
• Neonatal/pediatric experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's Degree

Physical Requirements:

• Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
• Normal hearing and vision or corrected to normal range.
• May require sitting, standing and walking for extensive periods of time.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

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