PRN
Summary:
The Respiratory Care Coordinator - Asthma provides inpatient, outpatient and community-based education and orientation for individuals in assigned areas of responsibility.
Responsibilities:
- Supports the goals and objectives of the organization and the division.
- Collaborates with the Nurse Manager, staff, patients, and families to assess learning needs.
- Plans and implements educational activities to meet identified learning needs, utilizing adult and child education principles.
- Develops and utilizes appropriate evaluation systems to determine effectiveness of educational activities.
- Promotes collaborative relationships among health care professionals and community agencies and schools.
- Prioritizes, coordinates, and implements care for assigned patients within scope of practice, utilizing appropriate resources.
- Provides and assists with direct patient care which reflects a family centered approach.
- Participates in committees, task forces, meetings and activities to assist in the development of educational programs, ultimately resulting in improved care and patient/family education.
- Participates in activities that promote professional development and enhance the practice of respiratory care and asthma education.
- Facilitates compliance with the mandatory educational requirements of the unit, department, and the organization.
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physical, psychological, social, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.
- Other duties as required.
Technical Expertise
- Experience in planning, implementing, executing and evaluating education is required.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written coupled with excellent presentation skills are required.
- Ability to work well under pressure to prioritize and complete required tasks and responsibilities in a timely and accurate manner.
- Strong organizational skills are required.
- Experience in healthcare is required.
- Experience working with various levels within an organization is preferred.
- Experience working in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required.
- Experience working with an electronic medical record system (i.e. EPIC) or similar software is preferred.
Education and Experience
- Education: Graduate from an accredited school of respiratory care is required.
- Certification: Professional Respiratory Therapist licensed in the state of Ohio is required.
- Asthma Education-Certified (AE-C) is required within one year from date of hire.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association is required.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications are preferred.
- Years of relevant experience: Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience is preferred.
- Years of supervisory experience: None.
On Call
FTE: 0.001000
Status: Onsite
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