The posting
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Job Description Summary
Respiratory Therapist has to be able to provide services that are prescribed by a physician for the assessment, diagnostic evaluation, treatment, management, and monitoring of patients of all ages to include Neonate through Geriatric years with many types of deficiencies and abnormalities of cardio-pulmonary function.
Job Description
Essential Functions
- Demonstrates knowledge, ability and effective skill levels to perform routine, non-critical, critical, emergent and advanced modalities of respiratory care of which the employee has established completed competency requirements.
- Appropriately performs clinical functions and adjusting approach as needed to meet age-specific populations to include, but not limited to, appropriate communication as well.
- Administers and demonstrates knowledge base of Broncho pulmonary drugs to include, but not limited to, medication actions, delivery modes, hazards, contraindications and adverse side effects.
- Utilizes critical thinking skills to set priorities in providing patient care that demonstrates effective time management techniques.
- Effective documentation skills using guidelines established in the hospital/departmental policy and procedural manuals.
- Recommend and implement changes in patient’s therapy when appropriate.
- Demonstrates a commitment to the provision of high quality service and contributes to quality outcomes and performance improvement in the department as well as the hospital.
- Takes pride in the workplace as demonstrated by seeking out opportunities to contribute above-and-beyond stated job assignments, particularly in times of need.
- Identify and comply with hospital/departmental policies and regulatory standards
- Utilizes organizational, human, financial, equipment and supply resources efficiently and appropriately.
Direct Reports (supervised positions)
- None
Qualifications
Minimum Education Required
- •Graduate of a Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care approved Respiratory Therapy Program.
- Registered Respiratory Therapist by the National Board of Respiratory Care.
- Current Alabama License.
- Must have BCLS within six (6) months of employment date.
- Must have ACLS within six (6) months of employment date.
- Must have PALS within six (6) months of employment date.
Minimum Education Preferred
- Associates in Applied Science Respiratory Therapy
Minimum Experience Preferred
- Previous critical care experience
Required Skills/Abilities
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and verbal forms.
- Ability to communicate effectively in an emergency.
- Annual completion of competency requirements
- Basic typing and computer skills.
- Experience in operating personal computers in a Windows environment (Preferred).
- Sufficient experience as a Respiratory Therapist to be qualified to work in a setting without assistance.
- Reachable by personal phone number twenty-four (24) hours a day.
EWOP Policy/Procedure/Protocol
Title: Pulmonary Medicine Extended Weekend Option Program
Audience: Pulmonary Medicine Department
Key Word: Extended Weekend Option Program and EWOP
Date
Issued:
9/27/2023
Prepared by: Director, Pulmonary Medicine
Approved by: Date:
Effective
Date:
9/27/2023
Regulation/ Standards:
Revision Date
Reviewed with no changes Date
Scope
Pulmonary Medicine Department
Policy:
The Extended Weekend Option Program (EWOP) is a premium-staffing program that provides additional compensation to Respiratory Therapist in the Pulmonary Medicine Department who commit to working full-time bedside positions during defined weekend shifts.
Procedure:
- The EWOP program provides a differential for Respiratory Therapists who agree to work a designated weekend schedule.
- Employees must sign a weekend commitment form and agree to meet all criteria for participation in the EWOP program. Participants are expected to commit to the EWOP program for 1 year. After the first year anniversary, the participant may opt out of the EWOP program at any time.
- Employees must work a minimum of three designated weekend shifts per week, or 2 weekend shifts plus 1 weekday shift per week.
- For purposes of this policy, weekend shifts are defined as 12-hour shifts starting at 6:30 a.m. on Friday and ending at 7:00 a.m. on Monday. Participants may schedule themselves for any two or three shifts during this time frame with the approval of the unit Director.
- Weekend shifts will receive a $4.00 per hour differential for all full 12-hour weekend shifts worked. Employees working less than their full weekend shift will not receive the weekend differential for that shift. The additional differential ends upon completion of the 12-hour shift and the participant goes back to base rate plus applicable differentials unless requested to stay longer by the Director or designee.
- Weekday shifts are paid at the employee’s base rate plus applicable differentials.
- EWOP participants may request ETO for up to 4 weekends per calendar year. This includes scheduled ETO as well as unscheduled ETO.
- Participants must have a minimum of 1 year of Respiratory experience or specialty to be considered for participation in the EWOP program. Employees with active disciplinary records may not be considered for this program.
- Participants must remain employees in good standing to participate in the EWOP program.
- Employees may be removed from the program at the discretion of the Director if the employee receives a Written Counselling for any reason.
- Participants must meet all other scheduling criteria of the department.
- Holiday scheduling takes priority over weekend scheduling. EWOP participants must share in the designated holiday staffing rotation even if the holiday falls on a non-weekend day. Conversely, EWOP employees are not required to work both weekend shifts if both holiday days occur during the weekend: Christmas Eve-Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve-New Year’s Day.
I have elected to be a participant in the Extended Weekend Work Option Program (EWOP). The weekend is defined as the hours between 6:30 a.m. Friday through 7:00 a.m. on Monday. As an employee in this program, I understand and agree to the following:
1. I understand that by participating in this program, I commit to working a minimum of two (2) – 12 hour shifts during forty-eight (48) weekends per year.
2. If I do not work the required forty-eight (48) weekends per year, I will be removed from the program and will not be eligible for the weekend differential.
3. I understand that I am responsible for meeting all criteria of the EWOP program as listed here and in the EWOP policy and that, my participation in this program is voluntary.
4. I understand that the hospital does not guarantee that I will work a certain number of days or hours in any given period.
5. I understand that this program, or any portion thereof, may be changed or discontinued at the discretion of management without notice.
6. I understand and agree that nothing contained in this agreement should be considered a guarantee of future employment and that I remain an at will employee.
I have read and understand this agreement and agree to abide by the stated stipulations,
Shift
Night
Shift Details
FTE
0.9
Type
Regular
