Respiratory Care Mentor

Baptist Health is the largest healthcare system serving central Alabama, providing comprehensive hospital-based and outpatient services to nearly 60 percent of the residents in Montgomery, Autauga and Elmore counties.

To learn more about Baptist Health, visit us at https://www.baptistfirst.org.

Highlights:

Summary: The Respiratory Care Mentor shall be tasked to develop and implement a model for mentorship for respiratory care The Mentor will serve as a role model, leader, consultant, collaborator, educator, and clinician. The Mentor shall collaborate with department Educators, Preceptors, and Leadership to assess the needs of clinical respiratory therapists. This individual shall participate in the delivery of new clinical staff orientation. As a member of the Respiratory team, the Mentor will establish a setting that supports professional respiratory care practice and empowers therapists to provide safe, effective, compassionate, and efficient care in collaboration with all healthcare disciplines. This individual will make rounds to meet with clinical therapists to provide guidance and oversee less experienced therapists and to help facilitate their career development while providing training to aspiring therapists, respiratory students, or licensed staff to help ensure provision of safe care and ease transition from advanced beginner to competent clinical therapist. The Mentor shall prepare and deliver respiratory-related education lectures and case studies to assigned therapists. Additionally, the Mentor will provide patient care in areas where needed to assist the team. The Mentor will also collaborate with leadership to determine other necessary functions which will optimize patient outcomes and mentorship for the respiratory team. This position may have additional duties assigned that are within scope of the role.

Education/Experience:

Degree in Respiratory Care required, Bachelor’s degree preferred, Master’s degree highly preferred. Minimum 5 years’ recent critical care experience required. Previous NICU experience required or obtained within a year. Previous teaching experience preferred.

Licensure/Certification:

Active ASBRT LRT required, NBRC RRT required, NBRC ACCS preferred, BLS required, additional certifications (ACLS, PALS, NRP, etc) may be required depending upon area assigned.

Knowledge, Skills,. Abilities:

• Excellent knowledge of MS Office and familiarity with relevant computer software.

• Strong team leadership skills, strong organization, interpersonal, and customer relations skills.

• Clinical expertise in the specialty area.

• Ability to prioritize care for an individual patient or a group of patients.

• Ability to delegate care appropriately and monitor outcomes of delegated care.

• Ability to respond to a variety of simultaneous demands.

• Ability to perform independently and as a member of the healthcare team.

• Ability to adapt quickly to changing situations.

• Ability to maintain concentration with frequent interruptions.

• Ability to function in a demanding and stressful environment.

• Demonstrates effective organizational, interpersonal, critical thinking/problem-solving and decision making.

• Ability to implement change.

Primary Location:

Baptist Medical Center South

Job:

Respiratory Care Mentor

Respiratory Care Mentor

Job Type:

Regular-Full time

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)