Respiratory Therapist Specialist Flex

Provides family-centered care, recognizing the patient, family, and/or designee as full partners in compassionate, coordinated care based on respect for patient preferences, values, and needs. Acts as a role model within respiratory and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, teamwork, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.

Responsibilities

• Functions independently in two or more areas and demonstrates ability to take Charge roles.
• Assesses and evaluates unit delivery of patient and family-centered care, incorporating the respiratory process while providing developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care.
• Role models and coaches patient and family care needs through assessing changes in patient outcomes/unit needs in the provision of care, within scope of practice.
• Identifies and works to remove barriers to promote communication and advocacy of patient values, preferences, and expressed needs as part of implementation of care plan, evaluation of care, and assessment of patient/family learning needs to the interdisciplinary team.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team to coordinate individualized care and education for patients/families across the continuum.
• Participates in designing departmental or organizational systems that support effective teamwork.
• Participates in safety and quality of care projects and disseminates and incorporates findings into team settings.
• Provides direction and support to the team; role models integration of evidence into practice.
• Identifies need for and/or participates in the development or revision of organizational or departmental policies, procedures, or practice guidelines in comparison with evidence-based clinical practice.
• Communicates the standard of care practices from applicable professional organizations and/or associations.
• Identifies gaps in best practice and participates in the implementation of unit, division, or organizational quality improvement; participates with the interdisciplinary team to improve quality and safety outcomes.
• Analyzes information and technology of patient, unit, or organization outcomes to partner and foster communication, clinical decision-making, error prevention, and care coordination.
• Maintains membership in a respiratory or professional healthcare organization as required to maintain credentials.
• Participates in education by precepting and educating orientees, students, and peers; acts as a clinical resource and/or presents clinical programs.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Respiratory Therapy/Care required at the time of hire; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience delivering respiratory therapy/care, including at least one (1) year of pediatric experience, required at the time of hire.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) required.
• Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT) or Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) credential required within one (1) year of hire in the outpatient pulmonary function lab setting.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers from the American Heart Association required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) for Healthcare Providers from the American Heart Association required.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 90 days of hire.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within 90 days of hire.
• Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care Specialist (RRT-NPS) preferred by the NBRC.
• State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Respiratory Therapist license required.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently stands/walks up to 12 hours per day.
• Frequently uses hands for keyboarding and writing.
• Frequently sits up to 2-4 hours per day while accessing a computer, talking on the telephone, or attending meetings.
• Occasionally lifts/force exerted up to 35 pounds/16 kilos.
• Constantly uses sight and hearing in performance of daily job duties.
• Able to assist or assume direct patient care as census permits.
• May encounter unsteady or falling patients, requiring the employee to fall and/or bear the full weight of a patient.

Pay

Hourly rate: $47.51, dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits package, including base pay and incentives.
• Paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and company-provided life and disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave and 403b employer match (retirement savings).
• Robust wellness program and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit.
• Annual employee bonus program based on organizational performance (paid the following April if goals are met).
• Annual base pay increases based on performance over the previous year.

This position supports night shifts and is classified as FLEX status.