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Are you a Respiratory Therapist ready to take your career to the next level? We’re on the lookout for a dynamic and passionate Respiratory Therapy Supervisor to lead our night shift team at UPMC Harrisburg and provide as needed support to the night shift staff at UPMC West Shore & UPMC Community Osteopathic.

In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of hiring and training new staff, ensuring top-notch patient care standards, and mentoring respiratory therapists to continually enhance their skills. There is also opportunity to continue caring for patients at the bedside, in smaller loads.

Enjoy the flexibility of building a schedule that fits your needs while ensuring support of the 7:00 PM-7:00 AM staff. Don’t miss out on this chance to elevate your career and make a difference!

Purpose:

Supervise and coordinate diagnostic and therapeutic clinical procedures that best meet the needs of the patient, physician, department and hospital during the assigned shift. Assist in the overall management of the department. Defined responsibilities are performed in pediatric, adult and geriatric patient populations and in all patient service areas.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure quality patient care by Respiratory Care staff.

• Serve as an educational resource for other health care practitioners.

• Perform duties of a Sr Respiratory Therapist, RRT; act as a role model and resource.

• Optimize resource use and assist with regulatory compliance.

• Oversee department orientation, education, and competency programs.

• Maintain a safe work environment.

• Prepare and provide reports as needed.

• Supervise daily clinical operations in Respiratory Care.

• Conduct performance appraisals, assist with staffing, and implement personnel actions, and ensure compliance with hospital and departmental policies.

• Assist the Director with department management.

• Facilitate communication between health care practitioners and Respiratory Care Services.

• Evaluate and provide input on products and equipment while maintaining supply inventory.

• Graduate of a Co ARC approved Respiratory program required.

• Associate's degree is required; Bachelor's degree is preferred.

• 4 years of total respiratory care experience with a minimum of 3 years in critical care is required.

• Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license in practicing state required.

• Basic Life Support or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation required.

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) required Respiratory therapists who receive their RRT credential from the NBRC after July 1, 2002 are required to maintain certification under the NBRC guidelines Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

• Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Osteopathic Respiratory Care OR Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP)

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal

• Act 33 with renewal

• Act 34 with renewal

• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran