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Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Department: Respiratory Therapy

Position is located: Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Work Type: Full Time

Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Schedule: 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM

Summary:

The Assistant Manager/Educator will provide direct supervision over the clinical therapy team and perform education as it pertains to respiratory care and other duties delegated by the Respiratory Manager. They will assist the manager in developing protocols, procedures, and policies as needed. The Assistant Manager/Educator is responsible for enhancing professional practice in the provision of quality, patient care, by providing evidence based, quality, educational programs and activities which promote professional competency for respiratory therapists, interprofessional, and non-licensed clinical staff at the assigned facility.

Responsibilities:

+ Assists the manager in annual reviews.

+ Oversees and assists with audits of department charges.

+ Works closely with charge therapist and Staffing Center in managing day-to-day staffing needs.

+ Collaborate with managers, directors, and other disciplines to plan, implement, and evaluate continuing education programs.

+ Assists in the clinical rotation of respiratory therapy students and facilitates the orientation of new respiratory therapists, respiratory trainees, and new clinical preceptors.

+ Integrates or provides research into developing and teaching educational programs.

+ Evaluates overall educational program effectiveness.

+ Maintains and exhibits the current knowledge of profession and participates in continuing education.

+ Assumes patient care role when designated by manager or designee.

+ Collaborates with local respiratory programs in the NLH respiratory sponsorship program to support clinical and sponsorship experiences of student respiratory therapists.

+ Other duties.

Other Information:

Competencies and Skills

+ Arithmetic

+ Basic Life Support

+ Electronic medical record software.

+ Human Capital, Supply Chain and Financial Software.

+ Intubation

+ Ability to understand the language used to precisely describe the human body including its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it.

+ Spreadsheet application with the ability to use calculations, formulas, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming.

+ Word processing, spreadsheets, data entry, database experience and other computer related skills.

+ Email application with the ability to manage email as well as calendars, managing tasks and contacts, note taking, journaling, and web browsing.

+ Presentation software with the ability to create presentations with the ability to incorporate animation, audio, video, time delays, as well as designing themes and variants with animations and effects.

+ MS Teams

+ Word process application with the ability to create and edit documents, format, use tables, apply footnoting, create table of contents and mail merge techniques.

+ Sterile Gloving Technique

+ Behaves with Integrity and Builds Trust: Acts consistently in line with the core values, commitments and rules of conduct. Leads by example and tells the truth. Does what they say they will, when and how they say they will, or communicates an alternate plan.

+ Cultivates Respect: Treats others fairly, embraces and values differences, and contributes to a culture of belonging, empowerment, and cooperation.

+ Fosters Accountability: Creates and participates in a work environment where people hold themselves and others accountable for processes, results and behaviors. Takes appropriate ownership not only of successes but also mistakes and works to correct them in a timely manner. Demonstrates understanding that we all work as a team and the quality and timeliness of work impacts everyone involved.

+ Practices Compassion: Exhibits genuine care for people and is available and ready to help; displays a deep awareness of and strong willingness to relieve the suffering of others.

Credentials

+ Required Respiratory Therapist

Education

+ Required Associate's Degree

Required Experience

+ 5 year/years of Relevant Work Experience

Working Conditions

+ Potential exposure to abusive and/or aggressive people.

+ Potential exposure to diseases or infections.

+ Potential exposure to hazardous materials.

+ Work with computers, typing, reading or writing.

+ Work beyond the regularly scheduled hours.

+ Lifting, moving and loading less than 20 pounds.

+ Prolonged periods of sitting.

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