NICU Clinical Lead Respiratory Therapist

About the role

The Lead Respiratory Therapist serves as the on-site Clinical Leader, providing professional leadership and managing respiratory care personnel.

Responsibilities

• Provides professional leadership in the development and delivery of patient care.
• Uses "AIDET" principles when interfacing/treating every patient.
• Serves as a consultant, resource person, and role model.
• Facilitates good rapport and cooperative relationships.
• Assigns and coordinates daily work assignments of respiratory care personnel.
• Facilitates orientation/precepting, training programs, skill updates and procedure reviews for staff.
• Maintains adequate levels of cardiopulmonary equipment and supplies.
• Performs non-routine procedures including but not limited to assisting, set-up and monitoring of the intra-aortic balloon pump device (Ann Arbor).
• Assists the Respiratory Care Manager with employee evaluations.
• Completes Health Stream yearly on a timely basis per SJMHS standards.
• Completes all Mandatory reviews and in-services in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a two-year advanced practitioner -Accredited Respiratory Therapist program: Registry eligible.
• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred.
• Maintains current “RRT” Registered Respiratory Therapist credential.
• Maintains valid State of Michigan License in Respiratory Care.
• 2-3 years related work experience.
• Respiratory Care Leadership Experience Preferred.

Skills

• Charge Respiratory Therapist will consistently exhibit interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate with department leadership, staff, patients, physicians and other health personnel.
• Charge Respiratory Therapist will have and utilize analytical skills necessary to identify patient’s needs.
• Charge Respiratory Therapist will possess and exhibit the ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail for up to 100% of work time.
• Ability to walk and stand for approximately 60% of work time and to lift, pull, push and carry portable equipment weighing up to 20 pounds.

Benefits

Our Commitment Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.