Lead Respiratory Therapist

Prime Healthcare; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a Lead Respiratory Care Practitioner to oversee patient care and staff management. In this role, you will assess, plan, and implement respiratory therapies while ensuring compliance with medical standards. You will lead a team, coordinate staffing, and maintain quality control within the department. This position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, allowing you to tailor your benefits to meet your needs. If you're passionate about patient care and ready to take on a leadership role, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Paid Time Off

401K Retirement Plan

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• State Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) License required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from AHA or ARC upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Assessing and planning respiratory care for patients.
• Organizing and evaluating assignments for other RCPs.

Skills

Patient Assessment

Staff Management

Respiratory Care Procedures

Quality Control

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate Degree or Bachelor of Science degree

Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification

Job description

Overview

• Department: Respiratory Therapist
• Schedule: 3rd shift - 10:30 p.m.- 7:00 a.m. with rotating weekends and holidays
• Facility: Resurrection Medical Center
• Location: 7435 W Talcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60631

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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 RCP’s. 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 RCP's 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 day 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.

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