Lead Respiratory Therapist

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all essential functions listed for the Registered Respiratory Therapist.
• Possess, maintain, and deliver high clinical standards in the assessment, administration, education, and observation of respiratory therapy as ordered by Providers.
• Provide direct oversight, assistance, support, and problem resolution to Respiratory Staff during assigned shift in all aspects of respiratory care, including organization, assignment, and coverage of workloads.
• Resolve call offs during shift and make appropriate actions to assure adequate staffing levels for following shift.
• Take call in a regular rotation and appropriately address any issues that may present.
• Provides coverage in absence of department leadership or for other Senior Therapists.
• Aid in the ongoing education and development of the Respiratory Therapists, including a continued and annual competency program and new employee orientation.
• Supports and participates with clinical content and presentation of regularly scheduled intradepartmental meetings.
• Aid in the development and implementation of clinical care policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Aid in the on-going evaluation, in-servicing, and purchasing of both new and existing equipment and supplies, providing input into departmental selection and function to ensure appropriate usage, inventory, and cost effectiveness.
• Aid in the respiratory rotations and clinical observations from multiple agencies and disciplines, including but not limited to respiratory, nursing, emergency response, exploring, and high school programs.
• Actively chair, develop, organize, oversee, and track one intradepartmental respiratory committee, as well as serve on one additional intradepartmental committee.
• Participate on interdepartmental committees as requested by Respiratory Leadership.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Respiratory Care or equivalent certificate is required.
• Recent acute care experience.
• Two years previous full-time critical care experience in respiratory care is required; part-time and per diem experience will be pro-rated to determine eligibility.
• New York State Respiratory Therapist (RT) license with current registration.
• Current NBRC RRT credential is required for all Respiratory Therapists entering the field after 9/1993.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Physical Requirements

• M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.