Senior Respiratory Therapist- NICU

Description

Employment Type: Full time
Shift: Night Shift

About the role

Provides professional leadership in the delivery of patient care.
Uses "AIDET" principles when interfacing/treating every patient throughout the organization.
Serves as a consultant, resource person, and role model representing respiratory care in the health system committees or work groups as needed.
Maintains the confidentiality of information according to HIPPA guidelines.
Maintains safe respiratory therapy practices, alerts management of any safety issues or concerns.

Responsibilities

• Provides professional leadership in the delivery of patient care.
  Utilizes analytical skills necessary to identify patient’s needs.
  Provides a consistent experience to patients, families, visitors and internal customers by using "Key Words at Key Times."
  Uses key words to help patients to understand what is happening with their care, help internal customers understand their service better, and build relationships.
  Serves as a consultant, resource person, and role model representing respiratory care in the health system committees or work groups as needed.
  Maintains the confidentiality of information according to HIPPA guidelines.
  Maintains safe respiratory therapy practices, alerts management of any safety issues or concerns.

Requirements

• Maintains current RRT credential.
  Maintains valid State of Michigan License in Respiratory Care.
  Maintains or (or more) of the following: NPS/NRPCPFTRPFTFCC

Qualifications

• Graduate of a two-year advanced practitioner -Accredited Respiratory Therapist program: Registry eligible.
  Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Skills

• Consistently exhibits interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate with patients, physicians and other health personnel and department management during all situations and in line with our mission and values.
  Utilizes analytical skills necessary to identify patient’s needs.

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

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