Job Title & Specialty Area: Respiratory Team Leader
Department: Respiratory Therapy
Location: Dallas
Shift: Night Shift
Job Type: On-Site -- 6:45 pm- 6:45 am
Why Children’s Health?
At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.
Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.
Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.
Summary:
This job is responsible for providing expert direct patient care, directly supporting and developing respiratory care practitioners (RCPs) and externs assigned to them.
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
• 6. Participate in the selection, training, and skill development of direct reports
• 7. Actively support and participate in respiratory care shared governance committees or hospital committees as assigned
• 8. Adhere to hospital and department policies and procedures related to clinical care, safety and quality, operations, financial stewardship and personnel activities and monitor and assure direct reports are doing the same
• 9. In addition to maintaining respiratory care team leader competencies, must maintain respiratory operational team leader (ROTL) competency to serve as relief ROTL.
• Direct Patient Care Responsibilities:
• 1. Serve as the content expert with multidisciplinary team members, including providers in the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of the age-specific, individualized plan of care
• 2. Serve in a clinical capacity (RCP) performing the duties described in the job description associated with the role of RCP
• 3. Review and evaluate respiratory orders for assigned patients and as a resource for other RCP's on the unit, for appropriateness and for clinical therapeutic objectives
• 4. Review physician progress notes to enhance care; and participate in patient rounds
• 5. Review and evaluate patient orders for assigned patients and as a resource for other RCP's on the unit, for appropriateness and for clinical therapeutic objectives
• 6. Perform and assist in CPR and other emergency situations including airway ,management, chest compressions, obtaining and running arterial blood gases, electrolytes and capillary gases
• 7. Provides direct patient care to patients in all areas including but not limited to: aerosol therapy, CPT, MDI, Suctioning, Oxygen therapy Pulse oximetry, Incentive Spirometry, Plan of Care, Ventilator Management, Gas Therapy, etc…
• Quality Assurance and Process Improvement Responsibilities:
• 1. Actively participate in the development of quality assurance indicators and monitor those within the scope of assigned clinical practice
• 2. Collaborate on a daily basis with members of other disciplines on the assigned unit(s) in process improvement or other quality and safety initiatives

How You’ll Be Successful:
WORK EXPERIENCE

• At least 3 years previous pediatric or neonatal respiratory care experience in an acute care hospital setting. Req

EDUCATION

• Two-year Associate's degree or equivalent experience Req
• Four-year Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience Pref

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• RRT-NPS recognized by the NBRC within 6 months of hire
• BLS, PALS Req
• Texas license for Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) recognized by Texas Department of Health Req
• NRP (Plano and NICU Team leaders) Req
• B.L.S. instructor for NICU, Cardiac, Legacy and Acute Care team leaders (within 1 year of hire) Pref
• Initial Pediatric Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behaviors (PPMAB) training must completed within 90 days of hire and be renewed annually (Plano and OCH locations only) 90 Days Req

JOB PROFILE

• Supervisor of a team; spends at least 50% of the time providing people leadership to a team
• Typical span of control: Administrative 12-15, Clinical 12-15, Support Services 15-17; e.g. Admin: Fin, IT, Legal, HR, Public Affairs; Support Services: EVS, Security, Engineering, Food Services;
• Plans and executes day to day operational needs
• Provides guidance, coaching, and feedback
• Provides input to employment decisions, and participates in performance reviews
• Works within established precedents and practices; receives guidance and oversight from a higher-level manager
• Monitors key day to day operational metrics
• Provides technical guidance to others on a frequent basis and rounds with employees in the team
• Demonstrates an understanding of Children's resource availability

MANAGEMENT SKILLS

• Maintain effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjust effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements, or cultures.
• Use appropriate interpersonal styles to establish effective relationships with customers and internal partners; interact with others in a way that promotes openness and trust and gives them confidence in one's intentions.
• Meet patient and patient family needs; take responsibility for a patient's safety, satisfaction, and clinical outcomes; use appropriate interpersonal techniques to resolve difficult patient situations and regain patient confidence.
• Ensure that the customer perspective is a driving force behind business decisions and activities; craft and implement service practices that meet customers' and own organization's needs.
• Develop and use collaborative relationships to facilitate the accomplishment of work goals.
• Identify and understand issues, problems, and opportunities; compare data from different sources to draw conclusions; use effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; take action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
• Take prompt action to accomplish objectives; take action to achieve goals beyond what is required; be proactive.
• Deal effectively with others in an antagonistic situation; use appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension or conflict between two or more people.
• Effectively manage one's time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
• Accomplish tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how small; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.
• Set high standards of performance for self and others; assume responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self impose standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
• Assimilate and apply new job-related information in a timely manner.
• Clearly convey information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message.

A Place Where You Belong
We put our people first. We welcome, value, and respect the beliefs, identities and experiences of our patients and colleagues. We are committed to delivering culturally effective care, creating meaningful partnerships in the communities we serve, and equipping and developing our team members to make Children’s Health a place where everyone can contribute.
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 >