Lead Respiratory Therapist

Prime Healthcare; Chicago (IL); On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Lead Respiratory Care Practitioner to oversee patient care and staff management in a dynamic healthcare environment. This role involves assessing patient needs, implementing respiratory therapies, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in respiratory care, hold necessary certifications, and demonstrate leadership capabilities. Join a team that values dedication and offers competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, allowing you to make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes while enjoying a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

401K Retirement Plan

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• State RCP License and BLS certification are mandatory.
• 2 years’ experience as an RCP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess and implement respiratory care treatments for patients.
• Organize staffing and evaluate RCP assignments.

Skills

Respiratory Care

Patient Assessment

Clinical Instruction

Quality Control

Education

State Respiratory Care Practitioner License

Basic Life Support Certification

Registered Respiratory Therapist Certification

Associate Degree or Bachelor of Science

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

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2nd shift- 3pm-11:30pm- Monday-Friday with rotating holidays

Responsibilities

The Lead respiratory care practitioner (RCP) is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the treatment, care, and needs for the patients ordered for respiratory care. The Lead RCP is also responsible for assessing staffing needs and organizes, distributes, and evaluates assignments when directing other RCPs. Follows the flex staffing order, monitoring staffing needs no less than every four (4) hours and maintains required documentation when adjusting staffing levels. Assure the daily meal break coverage assignment is posted and provides oversight to assure shift report occurs on time and the shift completes the shift on time. The Lead RCP attends all code Blues, rapid responses, and provides secondary support for code trauma in the Emergency department, as well as performs all bronchoscopy assists and procedural support. Attends daily rounds with the medical and surgical intensivists assuring the assigned RCPs are in attendance for patient care rounds, assures blood gas lab equipment is maintained on a daily basis, documenting regulatory requirements to include temp and humidity, and performing quality control. Assist with clinical instruction, serves as a resource therapist, and completes skill checkoff, performance monitor and/or competencies as required. Collects all QA data for department specific quality measures and provides reports on a monthly basis. Keeps department director directly informed throughout the shift and reports all deviation of care or behavior.

Under general supervision and medical direction, provides any of all or all of the designated respiratory care therapies designed to care for patients with deficiencies and abnormalities which affect the pulmonary system and associated aspects of cardiopulmonary function.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. State Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) License required.
2. Basic Life Support (BLS) certified from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross upon hire and maintain current.
3. Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) required.
4. 2 years’ experience as an RCP preferred.
5. ACLS certificate within 60 days of hire and maintain current.
6. NRP certificate preferred.
7. PALS certificate within 60 days of hire and maintain current.
8. Associate Degree or Bachelor of Science degree preferred.
9. High School Diploma or equivalent is required.

Resurrection Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $32.41 to $46.95. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.