Job Title & Specialty Area: Respiratory Care Practitioner Team Leader NICU
Department: Respiratory Care
Location: Dallas
Shift: Day Shift, Full Time
Job Type: On-Site
Summary:
The Team Leader Respiratory Care Practitioner Critical Care is responsible for providing expert direct patient care, directly supporting and developing respiratory care practitioners (RCPs) and externs assigned to them. Critical care settings are defined as intensive care units and/or the emergency department.
Responsibilities:
* Leadership Responsibilities:
* 1. Evaluate employee performance against existing department standards including annual PEAC review, quarterly reviews, coaching, etc..
* 2. Assure that direct reports adhere to the standards of performance
* 3. Train, coach, and monitor direct reports to understand and apply Patient and Family Centered Care principles and practices in daily operations
* 4. Monitor and assure direct reports are adhering to hospital and department policies and procedures related to clinical care, safety and quality, operations, financial stewardship and personnel activities
* 5. Support hospital and department initiatives and hold direct reports accountable to changes
Other information:
WORK EXPERIENCE
* At least 3 years previous pediatric or neonatal respiratory care experience in an acute care hospital setting required
EDUCATION
* Bachelors Degree preferred
* Associates Degree essential
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
* Texas license for Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) recognized by Texas Medical Board required upon hire
* RRT-Neonatal Pediatric Specialty recognized by the NBRC within 2 years of hire
* Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers upon hire
* BLS Instructor for NICU, Cardiac, Legacy and Acute Care team leaders within 1 year of hire
* Neonatal Resuscitation Program upon Hire
* Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 6 months of hire
Holistic Benefits - How We'll Care for You:
• Employee portion of medical plan premiums are covered after 3 years.
• 4%-10% employee savings plan match based on tenure
• Paid Parental Leave (up to 12 weeks)
• Caregiver Leave
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
