Respiratory Therapist Education Coordinator - Respiratory Services - Full Time/Days

About the role

The Respiratory Therapy Education Specialist is a specialized Respiratory Therapist who facilitates the professional development of Respiratory Therapy staff and other nursing team members as needed. They also coordinate program activities, assess skills and knowledge, and implement evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Integrates advanced clinical concepts and knowledge to improve staff orientation and retention, and patient care.
• Serves as a clinical consultant and liaison to hospital supervisors, patient care associates, families, community members, and Respiratory Therapy schools of nursing.
• Provides direct patient care as necessary for educational purposes and in emergency situations.
• Maintains high standards of customer service as a role model and ensures all Respiratory Therapists do the same.
• Affords assistance in coordinating Respiratory Therapy Department performance improvement and patient safety plan and teaches it.
• Participates in special projects such as informatics coordinator for the department and issue resolution, protocol development, and procedure standardization.
• Assists in developing ongoing orientation and training for all Respiratory Therapy clinical activities.
• Acts as a resource for troubleshooting Respiratory Department equipment and participates in the evaluation of new equipment.
• Provides orientation and training for new employees and refresher training for existing employees.
• Functions as "trainer" on all Respiratory Therapy related computer activities and automated systems.
• Responsible for scheduling new staff for orientation and their preceptor.

Requirements

• Collects data and information related to educational needs and other pertinent situations.
• Improves staff skills and knowledge using an effective collaborative model for staff education.
• Improves staff job satisfaction and retention via efficient collaborative teaching modalities, clinical preceptorship, and mentoring programs.
• Participates in actual teaching and training of respiratory staff as part of the collaborative team to maintain and enhance staff skills and knowledge within the entire institution.
• Integrates teaching, consultation, leadership, and research to influence plans, enhance the abilities of others, and effect change.
• Develops and maintains personal skills, knowledge, and competency as necessary to utilize, train, and support users in electronic health records, documentation systems, and other patient care or support technologies in use by clinical staff of assigned area.
• Periodically reviews and re-instructs staff as necessary in agreed-upon documentation standards respective to their units.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED required; Graduate of a school accredited for the education of Respiratory Care Practitioners and recognized by the state of California or the state of the school’s location; Bachelor’s degree preferred; Prior Supervisory or Lead experience strongly preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years respiratory care experience in an acute care environment with NICU experience; PICU & ECMO experience preferred; Experience with preceptor/mentorship for other respiratory employees and/or respiratory students; Adult teaching experience; Knowledge base of quality indicators and metrics designed to evaluate and improve outcomes; Prior Supervisory or Lead experience strongly preferred.
• Licenses and Certifications: Must be licensed with the State of California as a Respiratory Care Practitioner; Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT); Current BCLS; Current PALS; Current ACLS; Current PALS; Current NRP; Unit specific specialty certification preferred.