Description

JOB PURPOSE:
Supports the management of testing and acts as the expert in the pulmonary sleep division. Duties include daily support of staffing and assignments, providing resource support, supporting incoming Respiratory Therapist training, and overseeing assigned patient care workload. Serve as the role model and advocate for a highly efficient, accountable and collaborative team environment between staff and physicians. Delivers the highest standard of patient safety and quality of care.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Coordinates daily staffing and assignments.
a. Evaluates daily counts, call-ins and priorities to understand staffing level and skill mix needed.
b. Utilizes assignment system to finalize assignments and ensure equitable distribution of work, including appropriate allocation of work to the Lead Therapist.
c. Collaborates with the Manager on decisions that may require higher-level approval (i.e., overtime utilization).
d. Reviews and signs Time Omission Logs at the direction of the Manager.
2. Serves as an expert and resource for all clinical areas.
a. Acts as the liaison for patient care needs and identifies / coordinates with appropriate staff member to fulfill identified needs.
b. Serves as an expert and mentor for staff’s clinical questions and concerns.
c. Reports clinical issues / concerns to the Manager in a prompt fashion.
3. Acts as a liaison as needed to address immediate patient safety and quality of care concerns.
a. Supports the Manager and staff with addressing daily patient safety issues or concerns by working collaboratively with physicians, staff, patients and families.
b. Reports patient safety issues / concerns to the Manager in a prompt fashion.
4. Delivers advanced care for all clinical areas.
a. Performs basic patient assessments.
b. Follows appropriate procedures to document and adjust machine settings.
c. Provides timely, thorough and concise documentation.
5. Provides onboarding and training for new respiratory therapist
a. Creates and maintains onboarding manual for all new respiratory therapist
b. Completes annual competencies
c. Rounds on all therapists regularly
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES
• Operates in a highly accountable and independent manner.
• Can perform under changing and stressful circumstances.
• Excellent leadership and teamwork abilities, verbal and written communication skills, clinical decision-making skills and critical thinking to assess patient care.