Description

The Clinical Lead will be responsible for participation in departmental and hospital programs for Quality Assessment and Improvement, identifying opportunities to improve services, making recommendations and implementing actions as appropriate and consistent with the goals of the Nemours Foundation.

Responsibilities:

• Acts as a clinical resource for Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP), students, and Acute Care staff.
• Attends bedside medical rounds with the physicians and Acute Care staff.
• Acts as a liaison between the Acute Care staff and the Respiratory Care Department.
• Attends all Acute Care leadership meetings as a representative of the Respiratory Care Department.
• Performs monthly regulatory safety and emergency equipment checks (i.e., Difficult Airway Cart, Respiratory Code Bag) to assure function and readiness.
• Quality Assessment tools should be completed to evaluate needs for improvements in the process.
• Develops policies and procedures under the direction of the Respiratory Care Clinical and/or Medical Director.
• Designs, develops, implements educational tools for clinicians or medical staff, based upon services and quality improvement monitoring,.
• Assists in the development and completion of research projects that involve the Respiratory Care Department and/or Technology Dependent units.
• Maintains clinical competencies in all aspects of routine and advanced respiratory care provided by the Respiratory Care Department.
• Maintains yearly proficiencies as required by the Respiratory Care Department.
• Provides direct patient care as required, based upon patient acuity and staffing levels.
• Provides age and developmental-appropriate care to infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
• In coordination with Clinical Instructors, designs, develops, implements and evaluates inservice and educational programs for the technical and professional staff with the Medical Director of Respiratory Care, Director of Respiratory Care, and the Assistant Director of Respiratory Care.
• Provides instruction and training in respiratory care to physicians, nurses, and other health care personnel.
• Participates in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of policies, procedures, and new services.
• Evaluates new respiratory care products and procedures.
• In conjunction with the Clinical Instructors, evaluates the training and performance skills of clinical staff.

Qualifications:

• Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (R.R.T.) registration is required.
• Graduate of COAARC approved Respiratory Care Program; Bachelor degree OR currently enrolled in school with plan to complete Bachelor degree within 3 years
• Active Delaware license is required.
• Member of AARC is required.
• Active completion of BLS and PALS
• One to three years of pediatric experience
• Successful completion of the Perinatal/Pediatric Specialty Exam offered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) is preferred or obtained within 1 year of hire.
• Preferred - Active of successful completion of Instructor for Basic Life Support (BLS) course.

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized children's health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. DuPont Trust, as well as other income.

As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we're on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children's health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child's world a place to thrive. It's a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever.

Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families.

To learn more about Nemours Children's and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org .