Respiratory Care Education Coordinator - FT - Days - Respiratory Care Services @ MV

El Camino Health is committed to hiring, retaining and growing the best and brightest professionals who will carry our mission and vision forward. We are proud of our reputation in the community: One built on compassion, innovation, collaboration and delivering high-quality care. Come join the team that makes this happen.

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FTE

Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours

Work Shift

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• The Education Coordinator coordinates multidisciplinary training or trains multidisciplinary teams including the Nursing Education Department on Respiratory related issues and/or equipment.

• The Respiratory Care Education Coordinator, must be detail-oriented and self-motivated, and have leadership, organizational, and communication skills.

• The Coordinator is an integral part of the Respiratory Care Services leadership team and clinical research team presenting pertinent operational issues/best practices and makes recommendations to the teams and to the Director and Medical Directors.

• The Coordinator makes recommendations for standardization and performance improvement projects, and writes, reviews, and revises departmental policies and procedures.

• The Coordinator demonstrates/teaches clinical knowledge and is the subject matter expert in the field of respiratory care.

• The Coordinator assesses staff competency levels and provides feedback to management on employee job performance.

• In addition, the Coordinator holds annual competency workshops to ensure staff remain clinically competent in departmental policy and procedures.

• The Coordinator manages the preceptorship programs and sits on the advisory board for local the community colleges and participates in the training of respiratory therapy students from these colleges.

• The Respiratory Care Education Coordinator provides leadership in coordination with the management team in the Director's absence.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred.

Five years clinical experience as an RRT.

Minimum three years of acute/critical care.

Minimum of two years respiratory therapy clinical preceptor experience

Ability to educate diverse skill levels of clinical and nonclinical staff

Expertise, knowledge and application of adult learning principles.

License/Certification/Registration Requirements

Certified by the State of California Respiratory Care Board as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.

Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (RRT).

Certified BLS, ACLS, and NRP PALS certification preferred (must attain PALS certification within one year of hire.)

Ages of Patients Served

May perform patient care to all age groups

Salary Range:

The Physical Requirements and Working Conditions of this job are available. El Camino Health will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability if that will allow them to perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so creates an undue hardship for the hospital, or causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace which cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation.

An Equal Opportunity Employer:
El Camino Health seeks and values a diverse workforce. The organization is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of qualifications and competencies. El Camino Health prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, ancestry, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, marital status, age, medical condition or any other status protected by law. In addition to state and federal law, El Camino Health also follows all applicable fair and equitable employment policies from the County of Santa Clara.