Respiratory Education Specialist

4 weeks ago


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States UPMC Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Respiratory Education Coordinator to join our team at UPMC. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing respiratory care continuing education to hospital staff delivering respiratory care, coordinating clinical rotations and training of respiratory therapy, and maintaining audio, video, and text library for the department.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop program objectives, curriculum, syllabus, and tools to measure outcomes.
  • Evaluate educational materials and upgrade the quality and content of programs and materials.
  • Maintain department education records in compliance with JCAHO, State, and other regulatory agencies.
  • Plan, provide, and coordinate efforts of other contributors to respiratory care education.
  • Serve as a resource for outreach education.
  • Assess, plan, and perform patient/family education in preparation for home care of patients.
  • Coordinate CPR re-certification for department staff.
  • Ensure patient safety through planning, providing, documenting, and evaluating respiratory care orientation of all new personnel to ensure high-quality care and patient safety.
  • Perform assessment of clinical competencies of all hospital staff delivering respiratory care.
  • Develop and evaluate indicators to monitor the quality of respiratory care services delivered to customers.
  • Consult with and support acute and critical care clinical units, OR, transport team, ED, and other outpatient areas in the initiation of special equipment.
  • Plan and conduct seminars and coordinate attendance and clinical rotations for respiratory care students.
Requirements
  • Completion of an AMA-approved respiratory school required.
  • 3 years of experience as a Respiratory Therapist.
  • CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
  • Osteopathic Respiratory Care OR Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP).
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