THIS POSITION IS ELIGIBLE FOR A $7,500 SIGN-ON BONUS.

Join Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Medina Hospital provides state-of-the-art healthcare to all its patients. Medina Hospital received Vizient, Inc.’s Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award for excellence in delivering safe, patient-centered care that is timely, effective, efficient, and equitable. Medina Hospital is also proud to be a Pathway Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This designation recognizes a health care organization’s commitment to creating a positive practice environment that empowers and engages staff.
As CS/Lead RRT, you will provide managerial and clinical leadership of your assigned team. You will also serve as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) to support a diverse patient population, with many managing various chronic respiratory disorders, critical illnesses and related symptoms. In this role, combining your skills with a compassionate attitude and outlook can make a difference in their lives and help promote a journey toward recovery or stability.

A CAREGIVER IN THIS POSITION DAY/EVENING ROTATING SHIFTS FROM 6:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M AND 10:30 A.M. - 11:00 P.M. WITH ROTATING WEEKEND AND HOLIDAY REQUIREMENTS.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide clinical and managerial leadership to the respiratory staff as designated by departmental management.
• Monitor daily operations of assigned areas and act as a resource person for staff .
• Assign therapist workload and adjust staffing based on patient volume.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement.
• Provide feedback on staff performance.
• Assist with development and implementation of Respiratory Therapy Policy/Procedures/Protocols.
• Act as a Respiratory Care liaison by developing/maintaining communication with the multidisciplinary care team.
• Assist with developing and providing ongoing orientation/training for newly hired therapists, existing staff, nursing, and LIPs.
• Perform blood gas puncture and analysis (at sites where applicable).
• Perform patient education regarding treatment and care of respiratory illness/disease to patient and family (at sites where applicable).
• If the employee is designated as a Technical Consultant by the Blood Gas Laboratory Director, the employee must meet minimum qualifications as specified by the CLIA code of federal regulations.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Associate’s degree and graduate of an accredited program in Respiratory Therapy
• Three years of experience in Respiratory Therapy including critical care or a specialty environment OR must possess a Bachelor’s degree and two years of experience in Respiratory Therapy including critical care or a specialty environment
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the NBRC
• Ohio Respiratory Care Professional licensure (RCP) through the Ohio State Medical Board
• Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) through American Heart Association (AHA), and/or certified as a Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) (as appropriate to site)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) through American Heart Association (AHA) (inpatient only as appropriate to site)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through American Heart Association (AHA) (inpatient only as appropriate to site)

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PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Requires good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
• Requires normal hearing and vision or corrected to normal range.
• May require sitting, standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Physical Demand requirements are in excess of those for Light Work.

• Provide clinical and managerial leadership to the respiratory staff as designated by departmental management.
• Monitor daily operations of assigned areas and act as a resource person for staff .
• Assign therapist workload and adjust staffing based on patient volume.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement.
• Provide feedback on staff performance.
• Assist with development and implementation of Respiratory Therapy Policy/Procedures/Protocols.
• Act as a Respiratory Care liaison by developing/maintaining communication with the multidisciplinary care team.
• Assist with developing and providing ongoing orientation/training for newly hired therapists, existing staff, nursing, and LIPs.
• Perform blood gas puncture and analysis (at sites where applicable).
• Perform patient education regarding treatment and care of respiratory illness/disease to patient and family (at sites where applicable).
• If the employee is designated as a Technical Consultant by the Blood Gas Laboratory Director, the employee must meet minimum qualifications as specified by the CLIA code of federal regulations