Respiratory Care Practitioner

Job description

Description This role defines the Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) who serves as a clinician at the clinical departments in both inpatient and outpatient areas. Key Responsibility Category: Level of Competency Completes and Maintains all competencies Key Responsibility Category: Assumption of Duties Key Responsibility Category: Service Area Support - Employs the use of evidence-based practice, department and service area initiatives, and grows individually as a professional. - Adheres to the Emory Behavioral Standards Adheres to the Emory Service Culture Guidelines Provides Patient and Family Centered Care Consistently meets departmental/hospital quality & safety goals - Refers and Guides others in the use of policies and procedures in the clinical setting - Assures competence to function if working in new area - Assures equipment is functioning properly and is ready for emergent situations; taking items out of service and reporting failures as needed - Assesses unit work and report to supervisor/charge anticipates needs - Participate in patient round discussions and identifies alternate methods of therapy or mechanical ventilation - Competent in clinical areas as appropriate Ot...