Lead Registered Respiratory Therapist - NICU NP Nights @ Cobb Hospital
On-siteAustell, Georgia, United States
Job Summary
Lead the NICU NP night shift by directing daily activities, assigning patient workload, and ensuring safe patient care through competency-based assignments. Provide clinical support to staff, physicians, and families while monitoring equipment inventory, calibration, and function. Facilitate interdisciplinary communication, discharge planning, and staff evaluations. Execute Patient Improvement initiatives, safety protocols, and quality rounds to evaluate care appropriateness. Precept new hires, students, and employees; conduct orientation, training, and annual skill competency checks. Maintain current knowledge of the patient population and communicate educational needs to the direct leader. Comply with Wellstar Health System policies and standards of work.
Required Qualifications
- Associates Respiratory Therapy or Bachelors Respiratory Therapy-Preferred
- Current advance credential with a minimum of two (2) years clinical experience to work in all critical care areas but not limited to Adult ICU, CVICU, BURN, NICU, Emergency Departments (Adult and Pediatric)
- BLS - Basic Life Support or ARC-BLS - Amer Red Cross Basic Life Support or BLS-I - Basic Life Support - Instructor
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or ARC-ALS - Amer Red Cross Advanced Life Support or ACLS-I - ACLS - Instructor
- PALS - Pediatric Adv Life Support or ARC-PALS - Amer Red Cross Pediatric Advanced Life Support or PALS-I - PALS - Instructor
- NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program or ARC-NALS - Amer Red Cross Neonatal Advanced Life Support or NRP-I - NRP - Instructor
- NBRC-RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapi
- RCP - Respiratory Care Prof
Desired Qualifications
- ACCS
- AE-C
- NPS
- RPFT
- AE-C certifications prior to September 1, 2022 issued by National Asthma Educator Certification Board
- 100 credit hours towards a B.S. degree may be accepted in lieu of a Bachelor's degree
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