SHIFT LEADER RRT

Position Summary

Provides care to patients with respiratory insufficiency and related complications. Functions as part of the direct patient team to provide overall quality care and serves as a resource and specialist to patients, all patient care givers and physicians.

May be required to exercise clinical judgement under the order of a licensed physician. Demonstrates respiratory care competency of critical and clinical skills on an annual basis.

Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, handle multiple assignments, balance priorities, and make decisions quickly and function under stressful situations.

Demonstrates the ability to perform all aspects of respiratory therapy to include age specific and related patient care in a safe and competent manner.

Demonstrates skill in emergency situations based up on department standards, policies, procedures and protocols, assumes a leadership role in emergency situations.

Demonstrates the ability to assess, identify and treat patient health conditions as established by organizational and departmental policies and procedures.

Demonstrates the ability to provide appropriate communication to nursing personnel and/or physicians, and other hospital staff as necessary.

Must be able to demonstrate effective communication skills on all socioeconomic levels using tact, articulation and in a professional manner.

Demonstrates competency/proficiency in mechanical ventilation, CPAP, and BiPAP skills to include current modes of ventilation, indications for use and calculations of necessary data.

Demonstrates competency/proficiency in the performance of arterial blood gases and analysis per department policy and procedure.

Quality Control, Troubleshooting, and Quality Assurance

Performs assigned tasks and uses equipment with skill and accuracy.

Participates in performance improvement activities by making suggestions for unit/organizational improvements, data collection activities, and date analysis as appropriate.

Documentation and Charges

Documentation and charges are complete, accurate, timely and legible.

Completes Quality Control procedures and documentation required by regulatory agencies, medical center and department policy.

Equipment Maintenance

Maintains all equipment in a clean and functioning order.

Responsible for location and inventory of any RT equipment utilized on a routine basis.

In-service Education and Mentoring

Conducts in-service education under the direction of the manager.

Assumes responsibility of mentoring respiratory staff and orientation of new employees on shift worked.

Staffing and Monitoring

Coordinates daily work assignments for shift.

Maintains staffing of shift to ensure adequate number of personnel are scheduled to provide patient care.