Respiratory Quality and Education Coordinator-Children's of Mississippi

Job Requisition

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Job Category:
Allied Health

Organization:
Children's Respiratory Therapy

Location/s:
Main Campus Jackson

Job Title:

Respiratory Quality and Education Coordinator-Children's of Mississippi

Oversees the quality, education, and performance improvement initiatives within the respiratory department to ensure optimal patient outcomes and adherence to evidence-based standards of care. Coordinates staff training, clinical quality programs, and multidisciplinary collaboration while developing and maintaining policies and procedures to support high-quality respiratory services.

Education and Experience

Required:

Two (2) years of respiratory therapy experience.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) from the American Heart Association.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) from the National Board for Respiratory Care.
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) from the National Board for Respiratory Care.
• Respiratory Care Practitioner from the Mississippi Department of Health.

• Possesses knowledge of therapeutic and diagnostic respiratory procedures, cardiopulmonary assessments, and patient evaluation.
• Demonstrates understanding of human anatomy, physiology, and physics as applied to respiratory care.
• Skilled in respiratory health promotion, disease prevention, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with patients, staff, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Capable of alleviating patient anxiety, maintaining equipment and supplies, and ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, and infection control standards.

• Plan, implement, monitor, and continuously improve respiratory services to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Identify training needs and coordinate orientation, educational programs, and staff development activities for respiratory care staff.
• Lead ongoing clinical quality improvement initiatives within the respiratory department.
• Coordinate and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and committees to ensure evidence-based clinical quality goals and outcomes are developed and implemented according to established standards of care; serve as a liaison between departments as needed.
• Provide feedback to medical staff and administration regarding outcomes from clinical improvement initiatives and performance measures of respiratory clinical pathways.
• Collaborate in the development, implementation, and maintenance of policies and procedures related to respiratory care and quality standards.

The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

• Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold.
• Occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment.
• Occasional working hours beyond regularly scheduled hours.
• Occasional travelling to offsite locations.
• Occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature.
• Constant work produced is subject to precise measures of quantity and quality.
• Occasional bending.
• Frequent lifting/carrying up to 10 pounds.
• Occasional lifting/carrying up to 25 pounds.
• Occasional lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds.
• Occasional lifting/carrying up to 75 pounds.
• No lifting/carrying up to…