Coordinator Respiratory Therapy

Las Palmas Medical Center

Description

Introduction

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Coordinator Respiratory Therapy with Las Palmas Medical Center you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Benefits

Las Palmas Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Would you like to unlock your potential with a leading healthcare provider dedicated to the growth and development of our colleagues Join the Las Palmas Medical Center family! We will give you the tools and resources you need to succeed in our organization. We are looking for an enthusiastic Coordinator Respiratory Therapy to help us reach our goals. Unlock your potential!

Job Summary and Qualifications

POSITION SUMMARY:

• Coordinator must exhibit appropriate knowledge and skills needed for the administration of general respiratory pharmacology and therapeutics, to include: patient education, patient assessment, patient responses, accurate dosing and side effects in all appropriate age groups. Therapist must also demonstrate the skills and ability to make appropriate therapeutic changes (recommendations) in patient care to reflect medications, therapeutic modality, and equipment use. The ability to conduct chart audits will also be essential.

• Coordinator must demonstrate knowledge and ability to develop continuing education programs needed to maintain and improve practice standards in the department.

• Coordinator must demonstrate knowledge and ability to organize interdisciplinary inservices and educational sessions.

• Coordinator will be responsible for maintaining certifications by CAP in the blood gas laboratory areas, including responsibility of all necessary studies, QC/QI, PT testing, maintenance, and official reporting.

• Coordinator must demonstrate knowledge and ability to adhere to facility infection control standards and identify and report potential or violations of the documented standards.

• Coordinator must demonstrate knowledge, skill, and ability to troubleshoot and maintain blood gas instruments, including proper cleaning, disinfecting, and sterilization of.

• Coordinator must demonstrate the ability to professionally and effectively communicate with all internal and external customers.

• Coordinator must demonstrate the knowledge and ability to provide resourceful clinical information and education to internal and external customers.

• Coordinator must demonstrate the skills needed to recognize and report suspected abuse and neglect in all patient age groups, as outlined by state and federal law.

• Coordinator must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and ability to assess and document pain in the patient, as outlined in the facility pain management program.

• Coordinator must demonstrate knowledge, skills and ability to recognize and report any safety issues observed in the patient and non-patient areas of the facility.

• Coordinator must demonstrate knowledge and ability to adhere to facility Patient rights (including privacy) standards and identify and report and potential or violations of the documented standards, state, or federal laws.

• Coordinator must demonstrate knowledge and ability to adhere to the professional code of ethics as established by the AARC.

POPULATION SERVED:

Core competencies will be assessed primarily on the following patient population(s) served: Pulmonary conditions including but not limited to: COPD, CHF, PE, asthma, and all other constrictive and restrictive pulmonary disorders.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Uses knowledge and skills of respiratory care standards and emergency procedures to provide safe and effective patient care.

• Provides education and education materials to staff to maintain or advance current respiratory care standards and practice.

• Assist the department in accomplishing skill review assessment of therapist.

• Assist the department in orientation of new employees.

• Maintains strict infection control techniques, while meeting facility standards at all times.

• Provides education and education materials (where necessary) to patients and their family members.

• Practices, develops, and endorses customer service skills in relationships with internal and external customers.

• Participate in Quality Improvement activities for the department and /or facility routinely, including but not limited to JCAHO and CAP standards and reporting.

• Person in this position must be proficient in CAP, CLIA & JCAHO standards.

• Person in this position may be delegated as Technical Consultant which requires a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in respiratory therapy or cardiovascular technology from an accredited institution with at least two years of laboratory training or experience in blood gas testing

• Person in this position must be proficient in performing proficiency testing and comparison studies.

• Person in this position must be proficient in writing reports explaining finding dealing with proficiency testing and correlation studies

• Person in this position must be able to read graphs and charts

• Person in this position must be able to multi-task different projects

• Person in this position must be familiar with blood gas instrument operation

• Person in this position must be familiar with data management system for blood gas instruments

• Person in this position must be proficient in using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft word and all functions of Microsoft outlook e-mail.

• Other duties as assigned

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support
• RRT/Respiratory Care Practitioner (RRT / RCP), or Licensed Respiratory Therapist
• Associate Degree

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Certificate of Completion or Education Degree or Associates of Science in Respiratory Care from an accredited college or university.(must provide copy of Diploma or proof of graduation)

• Certificate by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) – Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) or commensurate experience. (must provide proof of RRT credential from NBRC)

• 5-year (minimal) clinical experience in an acute care or rehabilitation setting.

PREFERRED EDUCATION, LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

• Current ACLS PALS and NRP provider preferred.

• Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care from an accredited college or university preferred.

• Experience in critical care, including but not limited to ER, ICU/CCU, PICU, and/or SCN (ICN).

• Knowledge and skilled in the use of personal computers and/or healthcare information technology. Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel.

• Knowledge of JCAHO and CAP/CLIA standards.

Las Palmas Medical Centeris a 300+ bed full-service hospital in El Paso. It is home to the region’s onlykidney transplant center. The facility offers a range of services including emergency care with a Level III trauma center, cardiac care, women’s services, pediatric care and NICU, cancer care, and more. Las Palmas Medical Center is part of Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare. We are a leading healthcare provider for El Paso and the surrounding region that is part of HCA Healthcare.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Coordinator Respiratory Therapy opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.