Respiratory Therapist Specialist Flex

Job Overview

The Respiratory Therapist (RT) Specialist provides family‑centered care, recognizing the patient, family, and/or designee as full partners in compassionate and coordinated care. The RT Specialist actively participates in the clinical education of patients, families, and staff and serves as a role model within respiratory and inter‑professional teams to foster open communication, mutual respect, teamwork, and shared decision‑making to achieve quality patient care.

Department: RT Shared Services (North Campus – Broomfield)
Position type:
Flex
Shift: Night shifts

• Associate’s degree in Respiratory Therapy/Care required;
  Bachelor’s degree preferred at the time of hire.
• Minimum three (3) years of respiratory therapy experience, including at least one (1) year in pediatrics.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) required;
  Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT) or Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) credential required within one (1) year for outpatient pulmonary function lab setting;
  Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers;
  Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) for Healthcare Providers;
  Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 90 days of hire;
  Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within 90 days of hire;
  Neonatal/Pediatric Respiratory Care Specialist (RRT‑NPS) preferred by the NBRC.
• State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Respiratory Therapist license.

• Functions independently in two or more areas.
• Demonstrates ability to be Charge role.
• Assesses and evaluates unit delivery of patient and family centered care, incorporating the respiratory process while providing developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidence‑based care.
• Role models and coaches patient and family care needs through assessing changes in patient outcomes and unit needs within scope of practice.
• Identifies and removes barriers to promote communication and advocacy of patient values, preferences, and expressed needs as part of implementation of care plans and assessment of patient/family learning needs to the interdisciplinary team.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team to coordinate individualized care and education for patients/families across the continuum.
• Participates in designing departmental or organizational systems that support effective teamwork.
• Participates in safety and quality of care projects and disseminates and incorporates into team setting.
• Provides direction and support to the team.
• Role models integration of evidence into practice.
• Identifies need for and/or participates in development or revision of organizational or departmental policies, procedures, or practice guidelines in comparison with evidence based clinical practice.
• Communicates the standard of care practices from applicable professional organization and/or association.
• Identifies gaps in best practice and participates in implementation of unit, division or organizational quality improvement and with the interdisciplinary team to improve quality and safety outcomes.
• Analyzes information and technology of patient, unit or organization outcomes to partner and foster communication, clinical decision making, error prevention, and care coordination.
• Maintains membership of a respiratory or professional healthcare organization as required to maintain credential.
• Participates in education by precepting and educating orientees, students, and peers; acts as a clinical resource and/or presents clinical programs.

• Body movement:
  Frequently stand/walk up to 12 hours per day; frequently use hands while keyboarding and writing; sit up to 2–4 hours per day while accessing computer, talking on the telephone, and…