System Float Pool - Respiratory Care Practitioner PRN

System Float Pool
- Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP)

Houston Methodist System Float Pool Night Shift PRN | 2-3 shifts per week

Requirements:
Must be willing to float between multiple Houston Methodist hospital locations as needed. Flexible scheduling and adaptability to various clinical settings required.

At Houston Methodist, the System Float Pool Sr Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) position is an experienced and competent therapist who is responsible for performing advanced procedures as assigned; examples include and are not limited to: intubation, advance pulmonary diagnostics, endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), electromagnetic navigation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), etc. This position performs all duties assigned to a RCP and participates in developing and teaching in-services/programs for the respiratory staff, quality improvement initiatives, research programs, and departmental committees or subcommittees.

The Sr RCP position serves as a mentor and resource to Respiratory Care team members and students by utilizing skills and knowledge to help train and achieve optimum performance levels in specialized areas such as ICU and NICU. This position works independently, exercising sound judgment and executing above-average clinical skills on challenging procedures and patient care situations. The System Float Pool Sr RCP position may assume duties associated with coordinating activities within the Respiratory department.

This position is part of a group that supports multiple Houston Methodist entities and is expected to float to multiple sites as needed. The appropriate job code is determined based on the commitment level.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Graduate of education program approved by the credentialing body for the required credential(s) indicated below in the Certifications, Licenses and Registrations section

Experience:

• Four years experience as a Respiratory Care Practitioner of which at least two in a critical care level (preferred at HMCCH). May consider HM employee with at least three years of RCP experience with one year as a HM RCP
• Neonatal experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications

Required:

• RCP
  - Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner
  - State Licensure
  - Texas Department of Licensing and  and
• RRT
  - Registered Respiratory Therapist (NBRC) - National Board for Respiratory  and
• BLS
  - Basic Life Support or Instructor (AHA) - American Heart Association and
• ACLS
  - Advanced Cardiac Life Support or Instructor (AHA) - American Heart Association and
• NRP
  - Neonatal Resuscitation or Instructor (AHA,AAP) - American Heart Association and American Academy of Pediatrics within 90 days

Preferred:

• PALS
  - Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Instructor (AHA) and
• RRT-ACCS
  - Registered Respiratory Therapist Adult Critical Care Specialty (NBRC) or
• NPS
  - Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist (NBRC) or
• CPFT
  - Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (NBRC) or
• RPFT
  - Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (NBRC) or
• RRT-SDS
  - Registered Respiratory Therapist Sleep Disorder Specialty (NBRC) or
• AE-C
  - Certified Asthma Educator (NBRC) or
• TTS
  - Tobacco Treatment Specialist (NAAP) or
• RPSGT
  - Registered Polysomnographer Technologist (BRPT)

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through ongoing skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles
• Possesses basic computer knowledge; operates multiple computer systems to maintain patient and exam documents
• Ability to work independently; capable of handling challenging/difficult procedures and patient care situations; demonstrates sound judgment and executes above-average clinical skills
• Exhibits strong interpersonal and team player skills with all levels of the healthcare team and assures delivery of excellent customer service to all patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers
• Adapts to multiple ongoing priorities with minimal supervision including, organizing work flow and actively participating in problem-solving

Essential Functions:

People

Essential Functions:

• Contributes to teamwork by awareness of overall patient workload, consistently offering assistance, and responding positively to requests for assistance. Offers guidance to interprofessional health care team, when appropriate, and applies feedback to improve patient outcomes.
• Facilitates open, professional (verbal, nonverbal, written) communication which includes active listening and teaching to achieve mutual understanding, role modeling by example. Communication to promote both work efforts and problem resolution is clear, providing the highest…