Hourly Pay Range:
$35.38 - $54.84 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.
Position Highlights:
What you will do:
Serves as a specialty area expert to staff and patients for respiratory care services; provides direction for services in collaboration with multidisciplinary caregivers.
Oversees respiratory care policy and procedure development related to the respiratory patient care; plans and implements educational programs and based on policies and procedures to ensure compliance.
Serves as expert clinical resource for Respiratory Care staff for all aspects of Respiratory Care services.
Maintains awareness of regulatory guidelines, new standards of care, medical products, equipment and technology.
Develops competency testing and educational programs accordingly.
Administers all forms of respiratory therapy including medical gases, medication delivery via the airways, chest physical therapy, pressure breathing treatments, breathing retraining, aerosol and humidity therapy.
Understands the equipment, indications, contraindications, hazards, and adverse reactions of each mode of therapy.
Provides intensive respiratory care utilizing advanced techniques and specialized equipment; establishes and maintains an airway during CPR; performs external cardiac massage if necessary.
Performs arterial punctures to obtain blood gas samples, blood gas analysis, and related calculations; performs blood gas lab quality control.
Explains purpose and procedure of treatments, tests, and equipment to patient, family, and hospital personnel; develops and delivers home care instructions to patients.
Performs patient assessment and evaluation of care; confers with nurses and physicians to optimize the care of the patient. Initiates and maintains the appropriate records in the patient chart and on respiratory care records.
Plans and conducts competency-based education programs in relation to individual staff needs and/or process improvement activities.
Assesses ongoing educational needs of staff to plan education programs for the year.
Assists in development of specific competencies to be tested annually and tests employees as required.
Coordinates and evaluates orientation of new employees, documents progress of orientation, and provides feedback throughout the orientation period.
Makes recommendations for individual education plans, clinical experiences, skill testing, advanced certifications and regulatory requirements.
Collaborates with the manager and the team to identify QI focus and criteria.
Collects and analyzes monthly QI data; develops action plans to resolve problems.
Incorporates research techniques and data analysis into education planning.
Works closely with physicians and nursing staff to improve services; initiates protocols and monitors quality with a focus on general adult and critical care services.
Performs all duties of a Respiratory Care Practitioner as required.
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to assess and treat all age groups of patients from neonatal to geriatric; implements assessment/treatment based on the developmental stages of the patient. Involves family/guardian in plan of care and conducts patient family education, as appropriate, considering the developmental needs of the patient.
Adheres to all Northwest Community Hospital standards, policies, and procedures.
What you will need:
Benefits (For full time or part time positions):
Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals – Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) – all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org
When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.
Please explore our website ( www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to “help everyone in our communities be their best”.
Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.
At Endeavor Health, we are united by a shared commitment to working together to create a culture of connection and belonging—each of us bringing different skills and experiences as we deliver safe, seamless, and personal care. Every person, every time. We are committed to fostering an environment where all team members can be their best, learn, and pursue excellence together.
EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.
NorthShore University HealthSystem, Swedish Hospital, Northwest Community Healthcare and Edward-Elmhurst Health are now united under one name: Endeavor Health.
Together, we’re driven by our mission to help everyone in our communities be their best and our commitment to setting a new standard for healthcare by delivering a truly personal patient experience combined with convenient access to pioneering, world-class care. We are proud to be Illinois’ third-largest health system with more than 27,000 team members, nine award-winning hospitals and more than 300 clinic locations based in the communities we call home.
