Respiratory Therapist Clinical Leader - NICU

Job Description

Oversees staff in documentation, patient care, staffing, and clinical competencies.

Serves as a clinical expert for policies, procedures, documentation, and skills.

Aids in the training and development of new and existing staff members, including performance appraisal.

Aids 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.

Essential Functions

• Oversees staff in documentation, patient care, staffing, and clinical competencies.
• Serves as a clinical expert for policies, procedures, documentation, and skills.
• Aids in the training and development of new and existing staff members, including performance appraisal.
• Aids 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
• NPS strongly encouraged for all inpatient clinical leaders.
• RPFT and AE-C are strongly encouraged for outpatient.

Additional Credential

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)
• Computer skills
• Biohazard waste
• 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

(not specified)