Respiratory Care Shift Coordinator - FT Days

Prisma Health; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health in Greenville Memorial Hospital seeks a Registered Respiratory Therapist to provide expert patient care, lead shift operations, and mentor staff. You will assess staffing needs, coordinate assignments, and ensure high-quality respiratory care across all shifts.

The role emphasizes EMR-based staffing, adherence to safety standards, and participation in performance improvement to enhance patient outcomes in a dynamic hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Education: Associate degree in Respiratory Therapy or related field. Bachelor’s preferred.
• Experience: 3 years as a Registered Respiratory Therapist; 1 year critical care preferred.
• Licensure: Licensed RCP with NBRC credentials and BLS.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and operational leadership in respiratory care.
• Direct shift planning and workload using EMR staffing reports.
• Mentor staff in advanced skills and ensure patient safety.
• Ensure standardized handoffs and escalations for safety issues.
• Contribute to performance improvement activities.

Skills

Respiratory therapy knowledge

EMR staffing

Critical thinking

Staff mentorship

Education

Associate degree in Respiratory Therapy

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Serves as a role model and resource for providing clinical and operational leadership. Delivers expert care in clinical settings. Instructs, applies and mentors staff in advanced level technical skills, critical thinking and problem-solving strategies to intervene in complex patient care situations. Advocates for appropriate patient therapy. Directs and plans shift assignment and workflow. Super User for advanced technology; maintaining and documenting staff completion. Contributes and participates in Performance Improvement processes and monitoring.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Performs duties of a Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Performs basic shift leader functions.
• Determines staffing workload needs using Electronic Medical Record (EMR) staffing reports. Prepares and distributes staff assignments using EMR reports. Assess and re-deploy staffing levels throughout the shift. Ensure appropriate staffing levels for oncoming shift using EMR reports.
• Ensures standardized hand off for patient care services to the oncoming and off going shift RCP coordinator. Escalates safety and outcome issues as appropriate.
• Ensures all safety events are entered into the Safety Event Reporting System. Research evidence based clinical and operational practices, reports and corrects patient safety issues. Uses the chain of command as appropriate. Assures feedback communication and action planning for the Event Reporting System
• Assists with orientation and technical competency for Respiratory Care Services staff, new hires, medical staff, nursing and Respiratory Care student.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Associate degree in Respiratory Therapy or other related field and a graduate of a school of Respiratory Therapy approved by the American Medical Association or successor accrediting authority. Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience - Three (3) years of experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist. One (1) year directly related critical care experience.

In Lieu Of

• NA

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• Licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner in the state in which work is practiced.
• Register Respiratory Therapist (RRT). NBRC credentials must be maintained.
• BLS
• AARC Membership
• NRP, STABLE, PALS, ACLS, NPS, etc. certifications– Must be obtain and maintained as required by work unit
• Specialty Certification/ECMO or Transport Team (ACCS, RPFT, ECMO Specialist, NPS, Transport Cert, etc.) preferred
• For Children’s Hospital Shift Coordinators must have NPS must be obtained within 6 months to one year

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of general respiratory therapy practices.
• Knowledge of legal issues, patient rights, and compliance with the standards of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
• Ability to demonstrate practical respiratory therapy skills and proper use of patient care equipment.
• Ability to provide appropriate population specific care, e.g., (culture, age, etc.).
• Ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the information needed to identify each patient’s needs.
• Knowledge of policies, procedures, and protocols
• Must be proficient in all areas of critical care within the area employed
• AARC Membership - Preferred

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Facility

Greenville Memorial Hospital

Department

Respiratory Care Services

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