Respiratory Care Supervisor- Full Time

Facility:Dayton Children's - Main CampusDepartment:Respiratory CareSchedule:Full timeHours:36Job Details:The Respiratory Care Supervisor is the patient care administrative representative of the respiratory care department 24 hours per day. He/she assigns all scheduled respiratory care procedures to staff and manages all unpredictable activity of the Respiratory Department throughout the shift, including medical emergencies, traumas, transports, sedations, imaging procedures, PRTs, Code Blues, and internal/external disasters. The supervisor continuously adjusts staffing to meet priorities while assuring continuous unit-based coverage (PICU, NICU and ED). On-Call staff are utilized by the supervisor as necessary. The RC supervisor manages the shift's staffing, building the 6 week staff schedules accommodating staff requests, covering sick calls, right sizing staff for the current and future shift workloads. The RC supervisor manages staff behavior in real time, providing counseling, encouragement and support to staff as needed during their shift. He/she oversees the orientation of new staff, assigning preceptors, adjusting staffing to allow for unit or transport orientation and providing bedside mentoring of procedures in all units. The RC supervisor is instrumental in completing annual competencies for their shift's staff. He/she assigns mentors for students and visiting therapists for their pediatric clinical rotations, adjusting assignments to meet learning objectives. The RC supervisor acts as a consultant on respiratory care for the medical residents and attending physicians. He/she is the front line patient experience person responding to patient/parent complaints involving respiratory care as needed. The RC supervisor must maintain the highest level of respiratory clinical and technical skills, including endotracheal intubation, critical care transport, needle thoracentesis, mechanical ventilation, specialty gas administration, blood gas sampling and analysis, and more.

Department Specific Job Details:

The pediatric respiratory care team at Dayton Children's is comprised of licensed respiratory care professionals who work closely with physicians, nurses and other specialists to provide a high level of care. The pediatric respiratory therapists provide care for children of all ages helping to treat respiratory diseases and illnesses including asthma, cystic fibrosis, congenital diseases, and others. The department also offers asthma education and smoking cessation counseling.

FULL TIME NIGHT SHIFT 7p-7a

Required:

+ Critical Care Experience

+ 3+ years of experience as respiratory therapist

Preferred:

+ Supervisory Experience

Education Requirements:

Associates: Respiratory Therapy (Required), Bachelors

Certification/License Requirements:

At Dayton Children's we believe that each moment counts with our patients, families and with each other.

We are moving at a fast pace and are looking for the right talent for our team at Dayton Children's. We want people who embody our values and want to become a part of the Dayton Children's difference. If this is you, apply today!

Our values:

+ Safety--We make safety our first priority.

+ Compassion--We deliver compassionate, family-centered care to all we serve.

+ Ownership--We are the pediatric care experts and act knowing that every patient, visitor and the hospital is our collective responsibility.

+ Collaboration--We work collaboratively to care for children, their families and each other.

+ Innovation--We continuously innovate to make Dayton Children's even better today and into the future.

+ Equity -- We strive for an environment in which all feel welcomed, valued and fairly treated in order to reach their full potential.

Dayton Children's is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who values diversity and will not discriminate against minorities, women, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, or on the basis of age, color, gender identity, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or transgender status.