Respiratory Care Supervisor & Clinical Mentor

Arkansas Children’s Hospital; Oak Grove (AR); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkansas Children's Hospital is seeking a Respiratory Therapist for daytime, full-time work to supervise clinical and technical respiratory care services. You will organize, coordinate, and deliver high-quality patient care in line with hospital, professional, and regulatory standards.

Required LRCP and NBRC RRT certifications, with a high school diploma or GED; a Bachelor's degree in a related field is recommended.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field is recommended.
• LRCP and RRT certifications are required.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes staff resources effectively and efficiently to provide all routine and complex patient care.
• Documents patient care according to policy.
• Identifies and implements changes to improve patient care, work settings, and employee/patient satisfaction.
• Promotes and supports participation in quality improvement and clinical research activities ensuring their beneficial to the department.
• Completes educational activities to maintain and increase competency for self and recommends education resources and learning activities for staff members.
• Coaches and mentors more junior level therapists.
• Maximizes and manages allocated resources to achieve the desired departmental and program results.
• May maintain in stock supplies and equipment and requests non-stock items from outside vendors practicing cost management.
• May participate in interdisciplinary committees, initiatives, collaboration and similar groups related to ongoing hospital expansion, remodeling, and similar construction to ensure optimal RCS related patient care needs are met.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Arkansas Children's Hospital is seeking a Respiratory Therapist for daytime, full-time work to supervise clinical and technical respiratory care services. You will organize, coordinate, and deliver high-quality patient care in line with hospital, professional, and regulatory standards.

Required LRCP and NBRC RRT certifications, with a high school diploma or GED; a Bachelor's degree in a related field is recommended.