Respiratory Therapy Team Lead

Responsibilities

• Respiratory Care Practitioner responsibilities which include but are not limited to: assessment, education and acute and chronic care of patients with cardio-pulmonary diseases.
• Absorbs and applies the patient care process and follows established standards and duties of Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioners in the State of New Jersey.
• Provides quality respiratory care.
• Assists in leading patient advocacy efforts for pulmonary services and interventions and their relationships to care levels and length of stay.
• Investigates needs, problems and complaints and recommends interventions and corrections.
• Plans for and prepares the staffing schedule and manages staffing variances.
• Orients new employees to the department and nursing units.
• Evaluates work performance of personnel.
• Coaches and motivates their performance.
• Completes annual and other reviews.
• Makes recommendations concerning personnel discipline problems to the department director.
• Utilizes available resource personnel to assist in the training and orientation of new staff.
• Acts as a resource person to the department and hospital personnel.
• Collects, manages and presents information within the required time frames and in the required format.
• Maintains appropriate staffing levels.
• Rents equipment as needed.
• Has equipment repaired as needed.
• Maintains equipment and supply levels as needed.
• Reviews ABG controls at least Q48 hours.
• Reviews and reports on the monthly ABG control performance.
• Analyzes CAP unknowns as requested.
• Maintains the ABG analyzers.
• Performs other duties and/or projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited program in Respiratory Therapy.
• Minimum of 2 years of respiratory therapy experience.
• Minimum of 5 years adult critical care experience.
• Minimum of 2 years acute care or ventilator weaning unit supervisory experience.
• Minimum of 2 years pediatric experience.
• Minimum of 2 years experience using the AVEA ventilator.
• Minimum of 2 years experience using arterial blood gas analyzing equipment.
• NJ Respiratory Care Practitioner License.
• AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification.