Respiratory Therapist Resource/Educator KH at Wellstar Health Systems, Inc.

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.Work Shift Day (United States of America)Job Summary:Responsible for coordinating the overall functions and activities of the department to assure the successful delivery of quality patient care. Under the supervision of the Manager/Director, the resource therapist is responsible for developing/implementing process improvements, medication administration, and providing patient care with understanding and awareness of population specific needs. Addresses the biological, emotional, and developmental, psychosocial, and patient/family education needs when providing care to the patient. The resource therapist facilitates the management of personnel (i.e. scheduling, evaluations), and adherence to policy/procedures, protocols, clinical practice guidelines and clinical activities of the department. Performance of this job will also require a close working relationship with the Medical staff and Respiratory Care Leadership. Resource also serves as a reference/support person to the staff, physicians, patients, families, and other departments. Good customer relation, assessment, and communication skills are a must for this job.Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:Provides LeadershipMaintains staff scheduleAssigns shift workloadCompletes annual performance evaluations/staffMaintains fiscal responsibilities for the department and professionOversees equipment function and calibrationsCoordinates Equipment Evaluation/TransportEducation ResourceOversees orientation & training for new employees and student clinical rotationsCollaborates annual skill competenciesCoordinates education needs of staff (i.e. new equipment or knowledge in-services for RT staff Maintains staff education recordsProvides Customer ServiceCompletion of patient care, documentation and educationRounding with staff and patientsTeam approach to servicePromotes a team spirit and positive work environmentProvides supportive environment for students and staffProvides Safe EnvironmentMaintains high level of patient safety (Medication Safety, NPSG, etc)Leads and supports Performance Improvement Initiatives designed to promote quality careSupports department development and maintenance of Policy & Procedures and Clinical Practice GuidelinesPromotes evidence based practiceSupports & educates staff on their roles related to adherence to regulatory requirementsAdministers Quality Patient CarePerforms patient assessment & assessment for therapyCollaborates with health care team members in planning patient careDelivers aerosolized medication, bronchial hygiene, volume expansion, oxygen & medical gas therapyPerforms ventilator management, weaning, waveform graphic interpretation; airway management (intubation, extubation, trach tube change and care)Performs arterial blood gas sampling & analysisEducates patient and mentors/precepts new employees, students and peersPerforms other duties as assignedComplies with all WellStar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.Required Minimum Education:Bachelors Respiratory TherapyMasters - preferredRequired Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.RCP - Respiratory Care ProfBLS - Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - InstructorACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor or ACLS-P - ACLS - Provisional within 180 DaysNBRC-RRT - Registered Respiratory TherapiNRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Prvdr-Preferred or NRP-I - NRP - Instructor-Preferred or NRP-P - NRP-Provisional-Preferred within 180 DaysPALS - Pediatric Adv Life Support-Preferred or PALS-I - PALS - Instructor-Preferred or PALS-P - PALS - Provisional-Preferred within 180 DaysAdditional License(s) and Certification(s):Required Minimum Experience:Two-year experience that includes sufficient clinical, with management background to ensure competence in the practice of Respiratory Care, BLS, ACLS certification RequiredRequired Minimum Skills:Join us and discover the support to do more meaningful work—and enjoy a more rewarding life. Connect with the most integrated health system in Georgia, and start a future that gives you more.By applying, you consent to your information being transmitted by Get It to the Employer, as data controller, through the Employer's data processor SonicJobs.See Wellstar Health System, Inc. Privacy Policy at and SonicJobs Privacy Policy at and Terms of Use at