TEAM LEAD Respiratory Therapist RRT

Baystate Health; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Baystate Health seeks an experienced Respiratory Therapy leader to coordinate and oversee the RT team on a designated shift, ensuring safe, effective care for adults, pediatrics and neonates. You will participate in management decisions, model best practices, and liaise with departments to support patient outcomes.

The role requires 3 years of RT experience and 2 years of leadership responsibility, with compensation published as base hourly ranges across the system.

Qualifications

• 3 years clinical experience as RT.
• 2 years charge and/or leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate RT team on shift to ensure safe, effective care.
• Model professional behavior and engage staff on assigned shift.
• Oversee workflow, accountability, and communications across the team.
• Coordinate resources to deliver therapies timely and efficiently.
• Identify learning needs and implement training and policy changes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Mentoring

Clinical competency

Job description

Summary:

Leads, coordinates and oversees work assignments and resources of respiratory therapy team for assigned shift to assure the provision of safe, effective respiratory care for adult, pediatric and neonatal patients across all levels of care to realize optimal patient outcomes. Active member of the Respiratory Therapy management team and ensures information/decisions are implemented, supported and enforced.

Job Responsibilities:

• 1)Active participation on management team and ensures information/decisions are implemented, supported and enforced.
• 2)Demonstrates positive role modeling and works to create an engaged staff on the assign shift.
• 3)Manage workflow and communications with respiratory team; sets high level of accountability for clinical practice, charge capture and reconciliation, and engages staff to work as a team throughout the shift.
• 4)Schedules, oversees and coordinates resources on assigned shift based on patient care needs to assure that respiratory therapies are delivered in a timely, and efficient manner across assigned clinical areas.
• 5)Identifies learning needs of individuals and team. Collaborates with Leadership, Equipment Specialist and Educator to implement new programs, policies, workflow, charge capture initiatives as indicated to advance growth of individuals and team.
• 6)Act as a resource person and assists staff as indicated to effectively deliver therapies ordered to meet patient care needs. Performs duties of RT as indicated.
• 7)Identifies and responds to issues and facilitates resolution working collaboratively with colleagues in and outside the department to optimize care.
• 8)Serves as the on site Respiratory leader with other departments and a liaison during peak and/or critical staffing shortages with nursing supervisor.
• 9)Assures a safe and positive work environment.
• 10)Monitors and reports all patient care, safety, medication, technical and employee incidents
• 11)Monitors and reports all patient care, safety, medication, technical and employee incidents
• 12)Interacts with patient, family, staff and physicians in professional manner at all times.
• 13)Communicates effectively to staff changes in policies and procedures and any other information received.
• 14)Ensures that the unit is free from hazards and enforced all safety procedures.
• 15)Ensures quality of patient care and assists in patient care as necessary
• 16)Represents the Respiratory Care Department on various hospital committees.

Required Work Experience:

• 1)3 years clinical experience as RT

Preferred Work Experience:

• 1)Two years charge and/or leadership experience

Skills and Competencies:

• 1)Demonstrated leadership including: Builds effective relationships in and outside of dept, trust and respect amongst team members, excellent communication skills, shows an eagerness to learn and mentor others, clinical competency, encourages and models teamwork and willingness to do the right thing in the presence of challenges or adversity
• 2) Serves as a role model to others
• 3) Demonstrated team player
• 4) Needs to have a clear understanding of all work areas
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• 7) policies, procedures and critical care areas

Note: The compensation range(s) in the table below represent the base salaries for all positions at a given grade across the health system. Typically, a new hire can expect a starting salary somewhere in the lower part of the range. Actual salaries may vary by position and will be determined based on the candidate’s relevant experience. No employee will be paid below the minimum of the range. Pay ranges are listed as hourly for non-exempt employees and based on assumed full time commitment for exempt employees.

Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum

$37.05 - $42.59 - $50.36

Baystate Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status.