JOB PURPOSE OR MISSION: Provides respiratory therapy and/or performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures related to cardiopulmonary disorder as ordered by physician and in accordance with established standards and practices. Job is performed appropriately for the age population served as defined in the department’s scope of service.

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

CRITERIA A: Everyday Excellence Values - Employee demonstrates Everyday Excellence values in the day-to-day performance of their job.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
• Demonstrates courtesy and caring to each other, patients and their families, physicians, and the community.
• Takes initiative in living our Everyday Excellence values and vital signs.
• Takes initiative in identifying customer needs before the customer asks.
• Participates in teamwork willingly and with enthusiasm.
• Demonstrates respect for the dignity and privacy needs of customers through personal action and attention to the environment of care.
• Keeps customers informed, answers customer questions and anticipates information needs of customers.

CRITERIA B: Corporate Compliance - Employee demonstrates commitment to the Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest Guidelines and the GHS Corporate Compliance Guidelines.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
• Practices diligence in fulfilling the regulatory and legal requirements of the position and department.
• Maintains accurate and reliable patient/organizational records.
• Maintains professional relationships with appropriate officials; communicates honesty and completely; behaves in a fair and nondiscriminatory manner in all professional contacts.

CRITERIA C: Personal Achievement - Employee demonstrates initiative in achieving work goals and meeting personal objectives.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
• Uses accepted procedures and practices to complete assignments. Uses creative and proactive solutions to achieve objectives even when workload and demands are high.
• Adheres to high moral principles of honesty, loyalty, sincerity, and fairness.
• Upholds the ethical standards of the organization.

CRITERIA D: Performance Improvement - Employee actively participates in Performance Improvement activities and incorporates quality improvement standards in his/her job performance.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
• Optimizes talents, skills, and abilities in achieving excellence in meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
• Initiates or redesigns to continuously improve work processes.
• Contributes ideas and suggestions to improve approaches to work processes.
• Willingly participates in organization and/or department quality initiatives.

CRITERIA E: Cost Management - Employee demonstrates effective cost management practices.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
• Effectively manages time and resources
• Makes conscious effort to effectively utilize the resources of the organization — material, human, and financial.
• Consistently looks for and uses resource saving processes.

CRITERIA F: Patient & Employee Safety - Employee actively participates in and demonstrates effective patient and employee safety practices.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
• Employee effectively communicates, demonstrates, coordinates and emphasizes patient and employee safety.
• Employee proactively reports errors, potential errors, injuries or potential injuries.
• Employee demonstrates departmental specific patient and employee safety standards at all times.
• Employee demonstrates the use of proper safety techniques, equipment and devices and follows safety policies, procedures and plans.
JOB FUNCTIONS

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS include, but are not limited to:

1. Performs respiratory care procedures without direct supervision.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
• Delivers and correctly sets up equipment.
• Monitors patients on continuous ventilation at frequency defined by department policy
• Monitors equipment to, ensures quality and safety standards are met 100% of the time.
• Observes patient, checks equipment, changes/makes adjustments as necessary, adhering to department standards of care.
• Discontinues therapy as ordered; applies emergency protocols when needed.
• Delivers Age Specific care.

2. Maintains established hospital/departmental quality assurance, safety and infection control policies and procedures.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
• Assists with and participates in the development and implementation of QA and QI functions to evaluate and improve the operations for the respiratory care department.
• Follows established departmental safety and infection control policies and procedures 100% of the time.
• Cleans and checks equipment, making sure it is sterile and ready for patient use 100% of the time.
• Collaborates with the medical staff on the effectiveness of the respiratory treatment as it relates to the patient/family plan of care.
• Handles medications safely and securely 100% of the time.

3. Practices effective communication that enhances teamwork and quality of care.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:
• Recognizes adverse reactions and responds appropriately through action and communication with physicians and other staff.
• Demonstrates age specific care awareness by communicating at appropriate level of complexity and word choice for the age of patient undergoing treatment.
• Communicates clearly and concisely with all members of the health care team.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
One year in acute care hospital preferred

SPECIAL SKILL, LICENSE AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS
Current Louisiana License
CPR Certified
NRP Certified
PALS and ACLS preferred
Successfully completes the Baton Rouge General Respiratory NICU Orientation.
HIPAA REQUIREMENTS:
Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable HIPAA regulations appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Medical records w/o limitation both paper and electronic, patient demographics, lab and radiology results, patient information related to surgery or appointment schedules, information related to patient location, religious beliefs and/or public health records, medical records related to quality/data, patient financial and/or 3rd party billing, patient-related complaints, research information, investigatory information.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:
Maintains knowledge of and adherence to all applicable safety practices appropriate to Job Position including but not limited to: Incident reporting, handling of wastes, sharps and linen, PPE, exposure control plans, hand washing, environment of care, patient identification, administers/receives/collects meds/blood, orders or products, validates, transports, monitors or observes patients for procedures including infusion pumps, and monitors clinical alarms.