Resp Care Practitioner Coordinator - Adult

Department Overview

The Respiratory Care Coordinator (RCC) serves as a resource and acts as a role model for staff to ensure comprehensive and safe patient care. The RCC serves as a liaison and promotes a positive culture and teamwork within the department. The RCC reporting to and working collaboratively with respiratory leadership, effectively ensuring departmental standards and expectations are met.

Function / Duties of Position

• Shift Coordinator Coordinates shift assignments, provides clinical support, ensures team receives meals and breaks through effective use of team resources. Determine staffing requirements and workload assignments based on departmental staffing plans and leadership guidance. Implements staffing incentives as outlined by leadership and departmental guidelines. Coordinate requests from internal / external customers for Respiratory Care Services. Ensure team accountability and stewardship of department resources (operation, financial and human) in alignment with organizational / departmental goals and objectives.
• Respiratory Therapy Performs respiratory therapy and testing as outlined in the Respiratory Care Practitioner 1 & 2 position descriptions. Supplements staffing as determined by departmental staffing plans and leadership guidance.
• EHR Review Reviews patient medical records and Epic orders each shift. Adjusts orders to match prescribed therapy and discontinues unnecessary orders according to departmental policies and guidelines. Records data on charting inaccuracies via chart reviews, reports findings to leadership.
• Department Operations Promotes a customer-focused service model. Works closely with key partners to improve efficiencies within the department. Recommends operational modifications and facilitates changes as needed.

Serve as clinical expert and first line resource

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Competencies) :

Additional Details

Work location in sometimes noisy patient care areas. 12 hour shifts. Possible exposure to blood, body fluids, airborn pathogens, magnetic fields, and radiation.

Benefits :

All are welcome

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