Respiratory Care Coordinator (Nights)

Company Description More Than Just Care, It's Community Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That's life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan's largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties. If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about - with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country. Invested in

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Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.

Thrive:

Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.

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Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.

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Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings Job Description A Day in the Life The Respiratory Care Coordinators are respiratory therapists who are experienced in all aspects of adult, pediatric and neonatal Respiratory Care. The Respiratory Care Coordinators evaluate the patient volume, adjust Respiratory Care staffing as needed, direct the therapist patient assignments, serve as a resource to Respiratory Care and other hospital clinical staff, and offer assistance with unscheduled, urgent patient care needs on the shift. In addition to clinical Respiratory Care support, the coordinators also offer assistance with staff competency assessment. They help with the orientation of new therapists in the department and education of therapists preparing for new clinical roles in the department. Maintains competency and is able to function as a Registered Respiratory Therapist - NICU Qualified in the Respiratory Care Department. Assists with patient care as needed. Evaluates and assigns patient care for the respiratory therapists. Monitors productivity and adjusts staffing as indicated. Leads daily Safety Huddles at the beginning of each major shift change to promote patient and staff safety. Receives notification of sick/personal days from staff. Seeks replacement staff as needed. Assists the manager in monitoring employee attendance and tardiness. Approves staff vacation requests on the posted work schedule. Seeks coverage for schedule gaps that arise due to personal or FMLA time. Provides input and assists the manager with employee performance appraisals. Counsels employees as needed regarding work performance. Assists with orientation of new employees and staff competency assessment. In the event of a Code Triage serves as the on duty Respiratory Care team leader until the arrival of the QA Educator, Education Coordinator or Manager. Assists Incident Command as requested. Serves as a resource to all Respiratory Care professionals, students, and interns with respect to Respiratory Care protocols, pathways, assessments and case management. Serves as a resource to Physicians, Physician Extenders, Nursing, and other clinical departments in the hospital with respect to respiratory patient care. Works collaboratively to assist with development of care plans for patients with specialized respiratory needs. Qualifications What's Required Associate Degree required, Bachelor degree preferred Licensed Respiratory Therapist in the State of Michigan required Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) through the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) required Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) required Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required Adult Critical Care Specialist (ACC) through the NBRC preferred Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (NPS) through the NBRC preferred

Additional Information Schedule:

Night shift, 36 hours per week, every other weekend Are you Munson Material? Apply today! How We Take Care of Our Team Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.