Respiratory Therapist 2 Registered

About the role

With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, Vanderbilt Health is the region’s largest comprehensive academic health system. We have a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you’ll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region.

Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings. These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health’s reputation for excellence that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.

Provides respiratory care to patients as ordered by physicians, and according to established standards and practices.

Responsibilities

• Exemplifies knowledge of the cardiopulmonary system in order to perform the delivery of clinical care, while utilizing standards and practice and in accordance with the hospital mission and vision.
• Ability to work under limited supervision and to follow written and oral communication.
• Knowledge of biopsychosocial and spiritual aspects of human behavior ranging from newborns to geriatrics.
• Ability to demonstrate effective communication skills, empathy, and unconditional positive regard towards all patients and co-workers.
• Establishes measurable yearly goals and objectives.
• Promotes positive customer relations.
• Compliance with organizational requirements, including policies, procedures and regulations specific to the Respiratory Care Department.
• Mechanism must be provided for contact of the employee (i.e. beeper, telephone, emergency contact).
• Flexibility in schedule in order to meet the needs of the patients, community and staff.
• Participates in performance improvement to improve patient outcomes.
• Performs age specific therapy, demonstrating awareness of safety and care for each age group. This includes the importance of individual and family education, knowledge of routine and emergency procedures, knowledge and administration of medications and knowledge of isolation procedures.
• Able to effectively perform patient handling procedures to ensure patient safety as well as employee safety.
• Other duties as assigned.

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance.
• Problem Solving/Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area.
• Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities

• Supporting Colleagues
  • Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance and gain knowledge in new areas.
  • Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
  • Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
• Delivering Excellent Services
  • Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
  • Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
  • Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
• Ensuring High Quality
  • Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
  • Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
  • Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.
• Managing Resources Effectively
  • Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.