Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Description:

• This is a Full Time Night Shift position

  12 hour night shift

  Night shift 7p-7a

  $20K Sign On Bonus

  In Leadership:

  Provide education and training

  Integrate best practice relative to specialty

  Execute consistent meetings

  Ensure accountability for staff performance relative to specialty

  Engage with leadership team frequently       

  In Knowledge:

  Have expert knowledge of adult critical care medicine from a respiratory perspective. ACCS certification a plus.

  Have working knowledge of all equipment utilized in the application of respiratory services with special attention to critical care application

  Keep current with best practice and latest technology and application for RT care with specific focus on critical care, mechanical ventilation, Non- invasive ventilation, Blood gas analysis, early weaning and extubation.

  Understand proper care planning and discharge planning and transition to and from stepdown care

  Understand the process of effective competency assessment

  Understand patient safety standards as published by CMS and TJC

  In Performance:

  Demonstrate working knowledge of all equipment utilized in the adult critical care area relative to RT.

  Assess RT knowledge of modes, interfaces, graphics interpretation as they relate to best practice and outcomes

  Assure that required staff ventilator, NIV, ABG, and critical care competencies are completed.

  Assure the training of new therapists in the intensive care units

  Work with all RT’s to provide continuous quality care to patients in critical care.

  Monitor early weaning, SBT outcomes and LOS as KPI.

  Attend critical care rounding with providers

  Serve as liaison between the adult critical care areas and the RT dept.

  Participate in multidisciplinary leadership teams to discuss details relative to care planning, therapies and modality use

  Work with nursing educators to provide continuous staff education to enhance interdepartmental relations to ensure quality patient care.

  Drive best practice through current literature application with focus on outcomes and value based practice

  Perform and maintain own competency for endotracheal intubation

  Review policies and procedures annually for appropriateness and accuracy

  Ensure policies and practices are current with TJC, CMS, evidence-based practice, and National Safety Goals

  Offer hands on workshop annually on mechanical ventilation, Bipap-Cpap, EtCO2, CXR, Trach care, PMV, ABG etc.

  Meet regularly with RT leadership team to discuss issues relative to critical care.

  Attend monthly critical care advisory committee meeting

  Develop and report KPI on a monthly basis

  Work closely with Bio med to keep equipment running smoothly and available for use

  Minimum Qualifications:

  • High school diploma or equivalent is required.
  • Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Care program required.
  • Work experience in all aspects of respiratory care preferred.
  • Competency in blood gas laboratory, maintenance, PFT and bronchoscopy assistance a plus.
  • Registration by the NBRC as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) preferred.
  • Current State of Florida License as a Registered Respiratory Therapist from the Department of Health.
  • BLS certification required. ACLS required

  Position Highlights and Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefit packages available, including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 403B, and education assistance
  • We serve together in the spirit of the Gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities
  • We live and breathe our guiding behaviors: we support each other in serving, we communicate openly, honestly, respectfully, and directly, we are fully present, we are all accountable, we trust and assume goodness in intentions, and we are continuous learners communicate openly, honestly, respectfully, and directly, we are fully present, we are all accountable, we trust and assume goodness in intentions, and we are continuous learners

  Ministry/Facility Information

  • Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida is a full-service, non-profit Catholic hospital, sponsored by the sisters of Mercy and a member of Trinity Health.
  • We are committed to providing compassionate and holistic person-centered care.
  • We are the only not-for-profit Catholic hospital in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We are part of Trinity Health, one of the la