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Join Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Fairview Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients. On our team, you will provide stellar patient care to patients assigned to your unit. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the nation. Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.

Registered Respiratory Therapists provide evidence-based clinical care to some of the most critically ill patients in the United States. Caring for adult, pediatric and/or neonatal patient populations, Registered Respiratory Therapists evaluate, treat and care for patients with a wide range of lung diseases and respiratory disorders, such as asthma, bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, emphysema, COPD, and lung cancer. As a Respiratory Therapy Supervisor, you will not only perform respiratory care as needed, but you will provide supervision for an assigned respiratory care staff.

A caregiver in this position works nights from 6:30PM-7:00AM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

+ Oversee and direct all activities regarding respiratory therapy personnel.

+ Assist with the development of employee schedules, maintain employee records and ensure accurate timekeeping.

+ Take part in employee performance evaluations and give appropriate feedback.

+ Identify and utilize learning resources available within the hospital/community.

+ Assist with the development of an ongoing program of orientation, training and education for new employees and students.

+ Participate in the development and maintenance of a performance improvement program.

+ Write, review and update the Respiratory Therapy policies and procedures.

+ Assist with the development of the departmental budget, ensuring the availability of equipment and supplies.

+ At sites where applicable, perform blood gas puncture and analysis.

+ If designated as a Technical Consultant by the blood gas Laboratory Director, meet minimum qualifications as specified by the CLIA code of federal regulations.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Associate's Degree and graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program

+ Three years of experience in critical care along with leadership, education and/or research activities

+ Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) and licensed by the Ohio Board for Respiratory Care (RCP)

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

+ Bachelor's Degree

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Physical Requirements:

+ Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

+ Normal hearing and vision or corrected to normal range.

+ May require sitting, standing and walking for extensive periods of time.

+ Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

+ Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

Personal Protective Equipment:

+ Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

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Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities