Supervisor Respiratory Clinical Care

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PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Assigns and monitors work; manages resources in an ongoing manner to optimize human resource consumption to include efficient use of additional staff, overtime and resource personnel.
2. Participates in departmental budget by continually monitoring and adjusting staffing to meet workload requirements; generates and analyzes productivity workload reports to justify staffing adjustments; and assists with assessing needs for hiring of additional staff with the RT Manager.
3. Assists the RT Manager with Interviewing, hiring, and training staff; Will act as a clinical resource; assists staff in setting and achieving professional goals.
4. Participates in staff education, competency assessment and performance evaluations.
5. Counsels and disciplines staff as needed; Collaborates with RT Manager to create performance plans when necessary, monitors progress of staff for accountability of success factor metrics, and reports all staff situations or events to the RT Manager timely for collaborative team management. May issue disciplines to the point of termination if necessary in collaboration with RT Manager and Employee Relations.
6. Works with the RT Coordinator and/or when no RT Coordinator is present the RT Manager with daily and on-going scheduling of staff. Will report all call-outs/absences, short shifts/flexing of staff, and coaching to RT Manager for awareness. Responsible for the daily and on-going scheduling of staff.
7. Handles customer service complaints within area; may resolve issues with minimal assistance.
8. Maintains rapport with physicians and other hospital employees; contacts physician when test results or patient's condition warrants a change.
9. Ensures proper availability and working condition of life support equipment and blood gas analyzers; Supervisor will conduct rounds each shift to monitor equipment areas and difficult airway carts for readiness. May maintain records for quality assurance.
10. Coordinates disaster response for assigned clinical areas.
11. May participate in CQI; may represent the Respiratory Care department on hospital committees.

1. Actively participates in Service Excellence. Supervisor will train and guides staff in accordance with Northside Service Excellence initiatives.
2. Ensures departmental staff records are in accordance with Joint Commission standards.
3. Performs duties of Level II,III or Lead therapist as needed.
4. May perform fiberoptic bronchoscopies and assist in staff training of proper technique.
5. Practices proper safety techniques in accordance with hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Immediately reports any mechanical or electrical equipment malfunctions, unsafe conditions, or employee/patient/visitor injuryaccident to Manager.
6. Monitors all new hires and ensures the 30/60/90 day initial evaluations are progressing to expectation and their progress is reported to the Clinical Educator and Coordinator at these intervals.

Directs and supervises Respiratory Care and/or Pulmonary Diagnostic lab activities on assigned shift. May perform the duties of a Respiratory Therapist and work with neonates, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.

REQUIRED

1. Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Therapy or other health related field with two (2) years' of experience as Respiratory Therapist

OR

1. Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy with four (4) years' experience as a Respiratory Therapist.
2. Licensed as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) from Georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners.
3. Must be a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).
4. Must hold BCLS,ACLS, PALS, and NRP certification through the American Heart Association.

PREFERRED

1. Bachelor's Degree in Respiratory Therapy.