Professional Development Specialist-RRT

Job description

The Professional Development Specialist (PDS) is a self-directed, professional registered Respiratory Therapist with advanced knowledge and expertise specific to his/her clinical area. The PDS serves as an educator, change agent, researcher, servant leader role model and mentor. The PDS role is developed in relationship to responsibilities and specialty population of practice. The PDS will be unit/department based and may have additional responsibilities within the department. Follows Standards of Practice: Standard 1: Assessment: The respiratory care (RC) professional development specialist collects pertinent data and information relative to individual, unit, organization, and system performance. Standard 2: Diagnosis: - The RC professional development specialist analyzes assessment data to determine actual or potential practice gaps and their etiology and other problems, issues or needs. Standard 3: Outcomes Identification: The RC professional development specialist identifies desired outcomes for a plan tailored to an individual unit, department, organization, system or population. Standard 4: Planning: - The RC professional development specialist establishes a collaborative pla...