Respiratory Therapist Clinical Leader - NICU

Respiratory Therapy Clinical Lead

Manages respiratory therapy staff and the activities for an assigned department, including patient care, record-keeping and personnel issues. Serves as a role model for accountability to the units, the patient and the organization. RT Clinical Leads are authorized to access the unit medication rooms or bedside medication drawers in order to retrieve medications they are authorized to administer.

Essential Functions:

• Oversees staff in documentation, patient care, staffing, and clinical competencies. Serves as a clinical expert for policies, procedures, documentation, and skills.
• Assists in the training and development of new and existing staff members, including performance appraisal.
• Assists in supervising clinical operations. Explains why clinical and financial management are important to the organization.
• Engages in the "workplace community" by staying aware of changes, participating in data collection or auditing, understanding Quality Improvement, and representing staff at relevant meetings and then reporting important information and updates back to staff.
• Maintains safety and quality as priorities, providing auditing and education for safety and quality initiatives.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and emergency response preparedness.

Education Requirement:

Bachelor's degree, required.

Licensure Requirement:

Current Ohio license to practice respiratory care, required.

Certifications:

Registered Respiratory Therapist by the National Board for Respiratory Care required

Additional credential of NPS strongly encouraged for all inpatient clinical leaders. RPFT and AE-C are strongly encouraged for outpatient.

Current CPR card and dependent on unit of hire, RT will need to obtain and maintain PALS and/or NRP.

Skills:

(not specified)

Experience:

(not specified)

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY: Climb stairs/ladder, Driving motor vehicles (work required) *additional testing may be required, Electricity, Lifting / Carrying: 21-40 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 41-60 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 61-100 lbs, Power Tools

FREQUENTLY: Bend/twist, Biohazard waste, Computer skills, Flexing/extending of neck, Loud Noises, Reaching above shoulder, Sitting, Squat/kneel

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Blood and/or Bodily Fluids, Chemicals/Medications, Color vision, Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens, Decision Making, Depth perception, Fume /Gases /Vapors, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Lifting / Carrying: 11-20 lbs, Machinery, Patient Equipment, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 100 lbs or greater with assistance, Pushing / Pulling: 26-40 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 41-60 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 61-100 lbs, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing Far/near, Standing, Walking

Additional Physical Requirements performed but not listed above:

(not specified)

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet"

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