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Job Title

• Program Coordinator
• Respiratory Therapy Education

Location

Vero Beach

Facility

Indian River Hospital:

Department

Ancillary Resp Therapy-Indian River Hospital:

Job Code

001368

Shift

Days

Schedule

7:00am-5:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Indian River has been recognized as one of the top regional hospitals in South Florida. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida’s Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As a Respiratory Therapy Education Program Coordinator, you will manage the essential development of Respiratory Therapy personnel, ensuring they are ready and informed to provide exceptional care. You will focus on ongoing curriculum enhancement and coordination of all educational activities, including program offerings, practice experiences and high school shadowing. As needed, you will assume the duties of a Respiratory Therapist, allowing you to continue serving your community while teaching the next generation of specialists. This position also opens the door to a world of opportunities at Cleveland Clinic, such as advanced career paths, committee involvement and more.

A caregiver in this position works days from 7: 00AM – 5:00PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Manage the professional staff development of Respiratory Therapy personnel and prepare them to provide a high level of Respiratory care for patients.

• Develop and implement programming that will enhance and upgrade the cognitive and technical skills of all Respiratory Therapists and enable them to function in a clinical role.

• Develop curriculum for enterprise-wide integration activities, including standardizing orientation and on-boarding for new Respiratory Therapists.

• Facilitate State of Ohio continuing education for Respiratory Therapists, including maintaining records for Continuing Education Programs, administering programs and communicating availability of programs within and outside the institution.

• Manage the Department of Respiratory Therapy Internship program, high school shadowing and senior project programs.

• Manage affiliation contracts and activities of Respiratory Therapy students from area colleges of Respiratory Therapy, including introductory and advanced Respiratory Therapy practice experiences for all CCHS Hospitals.

• Represent the Department of Respiratory Therapy on the Allied Health Education Council and other appropriate committees as directed by the Director of Respiratory Therapy.

• Perform duties of the Respiratory Therapist positions, as needed.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy

• Current registration as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board of Respiratory Care

• Current licensure through the Florida Respiratory Care Board

• Two years of recent adult respiratory therapy experience, including Clinical Respiratory Care as a Preceptor or BCLS/ACLS Instructor

• Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)/ALS and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification

• Presentation skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of education methodology, such as needs assessment, curriculum development, instructional design and principles of adult learning

• Competency with high acuity situations and advanced RT interventions including non-traditional modes of ventilation, oscillator and medication delivery

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Master's Degree in Public Health, Education or Business

• Neonatal Pediatric Specialist certification

Physical Requirements:

• Good manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.

• Manual dexterity required to operate office equipment.

• Normal hearing and vision or corrected to normal range.

• May require sitting, standing and walking for extensive periods of time.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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