Clinical Specialist / Lead RRT

                    

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Job Title

Clinical Specialist / Lead RRT

                        

Location

Vero Beach

                    

Facility

Indian River Hospital

                     

Department

Ancillary Resp Therapy-Indian River Hospital

                      

Job Code

000847

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

7:00am-7:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Indian River has been recognized as one of the top regional hospitals in South Florida. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.     

The Clinical Specialist (CS) Lead provides managerial and clinical leadership to the caregivers of the Respiratory Therapy Department within a designated specialty area while performing the duties of a Registered Respiratory Therapist. You will help to wean patients from continuous ventilation utilizing established procedures and improve the patient experience with adequate staffing. This opportunity will allow you to advance your skills each day, work at the top of your license and be a part of an elite healthcare organization. 

 
A caregiver in this position works days from 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

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 acts as a resource person for staff. 

• Assign therapist workload and adjust staffing based on patient volume. 

• Participate in continuous quality improvement, projects and in-services. 

• 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. 

• At sites where applicable, perform patient education regarding treatment and care of respiratory illness/disease to patient and family. 

• At sites where applicable,  perform leadership on-call responsibilities as assigned by manager. 

• At sites where applicable, perform blood gas puncture and analysis. 

• Perform duties outlined in the Respiratory Therapist job description and patient care duties as a part of the daily workload.  

• If the caregiver is designated as a Technical Consultant by the blood gas Laboratory Director, the caregiver must meet minimum qualifications as specified by the CLIA code of federal regulations. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Associate's Degree 

• Graduate of an accredited program in Respiratory Therapy 

• Diploma and/or transcripts must be provided for validation 

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the NBRC 

• State of Florida Department of Health License Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) 

• Three years of experience in Respiratory Therapy including critical care or a specialty environment OR a Bachelor's degree and two years of experience   

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the Ame