Respiratory Therapist
WVU Medicine
Program Coordinator – Respiratory Therapy Education
Cleveland Clinic
part-time
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Location: Ohio • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Manage the professional staff development of Respiratory Therapy personnel and prepare them to provide a high level of Respiratory care for patients
- Develop and implement programming to enhance and upgrade the cognitive and technical skills of all Respiratory Therapists and enable them to function in a clinical role on the nursing units
- Develop curriculum for enterprise-wide integration activities, including standardizing orientation and on-boarding for new Respiratory Therapists
- Facilitate State of Ohio continuing education for Respiratory Therapists, including maintaining records for continuing education programs, administering programs, communicating availability of programs within and outside the institution
- Manage the Department of Respiratory Therapy Internship program, high school shadowing and senior project programs
- Manage affiliation contracts and activities of Respiratory Therapy students from area colleges of Respiratory Therapy, including introductory and advanced Respiratory Therapy practice experiences for all CCHS Hospitals
- Coordinate educational offerings for other allied health professionals
- Represent the Department of Respiratory Therapy on the Allied Health Education Council and other appropriate committees as directed by the Director of Respiratory Therapy
- Perform duties of the Respiratory Therapist positions, as needed
- PRN position: cover various shifts of about 4-12 hours per week; includes some Saturdays
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Respiratory Therapy
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board of Respiratory Care
- Ohio Respiratory Care Board licensure
- Internal candidates: Three years of in depth knowledge of Respiratory Therapy educational needs in a large tertiary care medical center and two years experience as a Respiratory Therapist
- External candidates: Minimum of six years experience in hospital Respiratory Therapy, including a minimum of three years of clinical experience and in depth knowledge of Respiratory Therapy educational needs in a large tertiary care medical center
- Preferred: Master's Degree in Public Health, Education, or Business
- Preferred: BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP and/or Neonatal Pediatric Specialist certification
- Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination; manual dexterity required to operate office equipment
- Normal hearing and vision or corrected to normal range
- Follow standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required
