Regional Respiratory Therapist

Skilled Nursing of Ohio; Toledo (OH); Híbrido; USD 70.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Skilled Nursing of Ohio seeks a Respiratory Therapist to lead and coordinate its regional Pulmonary Program across Ohio facilities. You will oversee program development, training, and implementation with a focus on improving ADLs, reducing hospitalizations, and enhancing quality outcomes.

In this role, you will travel to SNF sites, lead audits, and work with PPCs to ensure PDPM accuracy and dashboard reconciliation.

Formación

• Licensed Respiratory Therapist in Ohio; reciprocity consideration across Sweetwater states.
• Licensed by the National Board of Respiratory Care.
• Minimum 1 year as Pulmonary Program Coordinator or similar role in SNF or pulmonary clinic.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and implement pulmonary program initiatives across facilities.
• Educate staff and coordinate with PPCs to keep PDPM data current.
• Align clinical and operational goals through weekly PPC calls.
• Oversee auditing and improvement of dashboard metrics and quality measures.
• Plan annual Pulmonary Program Coordinator Retreats.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Education & training

Data interpretation

Communication

Educación

Ohio RRT license

National Board of Respiratory Care

Herramientas

Point Click Care

Excel

PowerPoint

Descripción del empleo

Respiratory Therapist, we need your leadership! Are you familiar with the skilled nursing demographic? Then we welcome you to apply for our Regional Respiratory Therapy Resource that aims to support our skilled nursing facilities in Ohio. In our communities we have introduced a Pulmonary Program that affords the implementation of varied respiratory modalities, to lesson poor outcomes while improving on the quality of life for all those we serve.

What the position will entail:

• Any resource candidate can expect daily travel to the Seven NorCal facilities that are stewarded, while balancing the auditing current systems and the creation of new ones. The position will be primarily onsite at the facilities with a small percentage of remote work.
• The position of the Pulmonary Program Resource will be under the supervisor of the Chief Clinical Officer, with a dotted line of accountability to Regional Directors of Operation and their regional teams
• Any Resource candidate will need to understand the oversight and efficacy of the role of the resource will be determined by compliance and the ability for the pulmonary program to affect quality measures such as hospitalizations, maintaining or improving ADLs, etc. The measurement tools utilized will be the Pulmonary Program Scorecard and Quality Measure Outcomes in addition to other metrics
• The Pulmonary Program Resource will be involved in the development, education and implementation of new programs and interventions for the facilities they steward to create the optimal clinical environment for our residents to receive Pulmonary support.
• The Pulmonary Program Resource will be working closely with their designated PPCs to ensure the Pulmonary Program Board ( PDPM) is up to date and accurate, ensure the information on Dashboard as it pertains to the Pulmonary Program is reconciling correctly and translating to appropriate operational outcomes; frequently auditing the processes to ensure adequate oversite occurs.
• The Pulmonary Program Resource will be responsible for the orientation and development of newly hired PPC in the assigned buildings
• The Pulmonary Program Resource will be responsible for weekly calls had with their assigned PPCs and align goals with clinical and operational resources so there is a common focus.
• The Pulmonary Program Resource will assist with planning yearly Pulmonary Program Coordinator Retreats
• All other duties as assigned

Asks and Qualifications for the Pulmonary Program Resource(s)Include but are not limited to:

• Possess an Ohio license as a Registered Respiratory Therapist and a willingness to seek reciprocity or licensure in all states governed by Sweetwater
• Accredited with the National Board of Respiratory Care
• Experience as a Pulmonary Program Coordinator or similar role with Sweetwater or another Skilled Nursing Company for a minimum of a year or equivalent experience in a Pulmonary Clinic setting for the same duration
• Proficiency with Point Click Care navigation, Excel and PowerPoint facilitation is a must
• Possess the ability to work in a transparent, humble manner in an effort to enhance company culture
• Understanding of Regulations in Skilled Nursing Facilities, both state and federal in nature is required, coupled with the ability to then translate that knowledge to facilities to assist in preparation for any state or federal entity visits or scrutiny
• Understanding of staffing ratios to ensure care is extended in a prudent way though mindful of expense
• Understanding of Infection Control approaches and how that pertains to the Respiratory Therapists
• Possess natural leadership skills and the ability to communicate in a manner that is seen as cooperative and adds value
• Willingness to work well with varied team members at the facility and resource level
• Ability to effectively educate others