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Job Summary

The Respiratory Therapist Lead - Certified oversees and coordinates the Respiratory Therapy department's daily activities, ensuring high-quality patient care and compliance with healthcare standards. The Lead provides advanced respiratory care to patients, assists in developing departmental policies, and serves as a resource for other respiratory therapists. This role is responsible for mentoring staff, supporting clinical education, and ensuring that equipment and procedures meet regulatory requirements.

Essential Functions

+ Leads the daily operations of the respiratory therapy team, providing guidance, scheduling, and support as needed.

+ Administers advanced respiratory treatments, performs assessments, and monitors patient responses to ensure effective care.

+ Assists in developing, implementing, and reviewing respiratory therapy protocols, ensuring alignment with best practices and regulatory standards.

+ Serves as a resource and mentor for respiratory therapy staff, providing education, support, and training as needed.

+ Evaluates and maintains respiratory therapy equipment, ensuring proper functioning, cleanliness, and adherence to safety standards.

+ Coordinates with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers to ensure optimal patient care and effective respiratory therapy support.

+ Participates in quality improvement initiatives, monitoring key performance indicators to enhance patient outcomes and improve respiratory care practices.

+ Supports onboarding, training, and skills development of respiratory team members, fostering a collaborative and knowledgeable work environment.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

+ Maintains regular and reliable attendance.

+ Complies with all policies and standards.

Qualifications

+ 4-6 years of experience as a Respiratory Therapist required

+ 0-1 years Prior experience in a lead or team resource role preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

+ Proficient knowledge of respiratory therapy principles, techniques, and equipment.

+ Strong knowledge of respiratory therapy techniques, equipment, and regulatory standards.

+ Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to guide and support a team.

+ Leadership skills to serve as a resource and support to the respiratory therapy team without direct supervisory responsibilities.

+ Excellent assessment and critical thinking skills for patient care in complex clinical situations.

+ Effective communication and collaboration skills to interact with healthcare providers and patients.

+ Problem-solving skills to address clinical and operational issues promptly.

+ Organizational skills to manage equipment, schedules, and team support functions.

Licenses and Certifications

+ CRT - Certified Respiratory Therapist required

+ BCLS - Basic Life Support required

+ ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support preferred

Equal Employment Opportunity

This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to http://www.chs.net/serving-communities/locations/ to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.