This position is eligible for a $7,500 sign-on bonus

Join Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital and be part of a team delivering world-class healthcare. Recognized for providing safe, patient-centered care that is timely, effective, efficient, and equitable, Medina Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital, the highest honor awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for professional nursing practice. Here, you can build a rewarding, lifelong career supported by a team committed to your growth and success.

As CS Lead Respiratory Care, you will provide managerial and clinical leadershipofyour assigned team. You will also serve as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) tosupport a diverse patient population, with many managing various chronic respiratory disorders, criticalillnessesand related symptoms. In this role, combining your skills with a compassionate attitude and outlook can make a difference in their lives and help promote a journey toward recovery or stability.

A caregiver in this role works a two-week rotating schedule with 6:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. and 6:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. shifts, including every other weekend, resulting in a three-day weekend every other week.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Provide clinical and managerial leadership to the Respiratory staff asdesignatedby departmental management.

• Monitor daily operations of assigned areas and actas a resource person for staff.

• Assign therapist workload andadjuststaffing based on patient volume.

• Participate in continuous quality improvement.

• Provide feedback on staff performance.

• Assistwith development and implementation of Respiratory TherapyPolicy/Procedures/Protocols.

• Act as a Respiratory Care liaison by developing/maintainingcommunication with the multidisciplinary care team.

• Assistwith developing and providing ongoing orientation/training for newly hired therapists, existing staff,nursingand LIPs.

• Perform blood gas puncture and analysis (where applicable).

• Perform patient educationregardingtreatment and care of respiratory illness/disease topatientand family (where applicable).

• Ifdesignatedas a Technical Consultant by the Blood Gas Laboratory Director, meet minimum qualifications as specified by the CLIA code of federal regulations.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Associate’sDegreeand threeyears of experience in Respiratory Therapy,including critical care or a specialty environment

• ORBachelor'sDegreeandtwoyears of experience

• Graduate of an accreditedProgramofRespiratory Therapy

• Current licensure as aRegistered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the NBRC

• Current licensure by the Ohio Respiratory Care Processional (RCP) Board

• Basic Life Support (BLS)CertificationthroughtheAmerican Heart Association (AHA)

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)Certification through theAmerican Heart Association (AHA) and/or Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS)Certification

• Completion of aNeonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) throughtheAmerican Heart Association (AHA)

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)CertificationthroughtheAmerican Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’sDegree

Physical Requirements:

• Requires good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

• Requires normal hearing and vision or corrected to normal range.

• May require sitting, standing and walking for extensive periods of time.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.