Respiratory Therapist Certified PRN

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated.

About the Role

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

Responsibilities

• Exemplifies knowledge of the cardiopulmonary system to perform the delivery of clinical care, utilizing standards and practice in accordance with the hospital mission and vision.
• Works under limited supervision and follows written and oral communication.
• Demonstrates knowledge of biopsychosocial and spiritual aspects of human behavior ranging from newborns to geriatrics.
• Shows effective communication skills, empathy, and unconditional positive regard towards all patients and co-workers.
• Establishes measurable yearly goals and objectives.
• Promotes positive customer relations.
• Complies with organizational requirements, including policies, procedures, and regulations specific to the Respiratory Care Department.
• Provides a mechanism for contact (e.g., beeper, telephone, emergency contact).
• Maintains flexibility in schedule to meet the needs of patients, community, and staff.
• Participates in performance improvement to enhance patient outcomes.
• Performs age-specific therapy, demonstrating awareness of safety and care for each age group, including individual and family education, routine and emergency procedures, medication administration, and 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: Delivers job responsibilities that impact own job area/team with some guidance.
• Problem Solving/Complexity of Work: Uses existing procedures, research, and analysis to solve standard job-related problems that may require some judgement.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Requires subject matter knowledge within a professional area to meet job requirements.
• Team Interaction: Individually contributes to project/work teams.

Core Capabilities

Supporting Colleagues

• Develops Self and Others: Continuously improves own skills by identifying development opportunities.
• Builds and Maintains Relationships: Seeks to understand colleagues' priorities, working styles, and develops relationships across areas.
• Communicates Effectively: Openly shares information with others and communicates in a clear and courteous manner.

Delivering Excellent Services

• Serves Others with Compassion: Invests time to understand the problems and needs of others and how to provide excellent service.
• Solves Complex Problems: Seeks to understand issues, solves routine problems, and raises proper concerns to supervisors in a timely manner.
• Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Listens carefully to understand the issues and provides accurate information and support.

Ensuring High Quality

• Performs Excellent Work: Checks work quality before delivery and asks relevant questions to meet quality standards.
• Ensures Continuous Improvement: Shows eagerness to learn new knowledge, technologies, tools, or systems and displays willingness to go above and beyond.
• Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Demonstrates basic knowledge of conditions that affect safety and reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate person or department.

Managing Resources Effectively

• Demonstrates Accountability: Takes responsibility for completing assigned activities and thinks beyond standard approaches to provide high-quality work/service.
• Stewards Organizational Resources: Displays understanding of how personal actions will impact departmental resources.
• Makes Data-Driven Decisions: Uses accurate information and good decision-making to consistently achieve results on time and without error.

Fostering Innovation

• Generates New Ideas: Willingly proposes/accepts ideas or initiatives that will impact day-to-day operations by offering suggestions to enhance them.
• Applies Technology: Absorbs new technology quickly; understands when to utilize the appropriate tools and procedures to ensure proper course of action.
• Adapts to Change: Embraces changes by keeping an open mind to changing plans and incorporates change instructions into own area of work.

Requirements

• Certifications: Licensed Certified Respiratory Therapist (LIC-Certified Respiratory Therapist) and Licensed Registered Respiratory Therapist in Tennessee (LIC-Registered Respiratory Therapist - Tennessee).
• Work Experience: Less than 1 year of relevant work experience.
• Education: Graduate of an approved discipline-specific program.

Benefits

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement, and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.