Respiratory Care Practitioner Lead

Job description

Overview When every breath counts, when every heartbeat is precious, you are there. Your skills make a difference in the treatment of adult, geriatric, pediatric and neonatal respiratory patients. In doing so, you strive for the Legacy mission of making life better for others. You will perform respiratory therapy, ventilator management, code team, EKG, and other duties, which may include exercise stress testing and pulmonary function testing. Duties are performed according to physician's orders, utilizing knowledge and judgment in regard to technique and patient treatment. Responsibilities: COMPETENCY: - Oversees the daily workload of the staff, including assignments, workflow, problem solving, etc. - Creates the staff schedule, including coverage for vacations and sick days. - Communicates staffing needs with the management team to assure staffing is appropriate and meeting department’s productivity goals. - Within scope of the position, responsible for employee performance on a given shift. Brings larger employee performance issues to attention of Supervisor or Manager as appropriate. - Facilitates communication amongst staff, providers and management. Collaborates with other are...