Respiratory Education Coordinator

The Respiratory Education Coordinator implements respiratory care continuing education to hospital staff delivering respiratory care and coordinates clinical rotations and training of respiratory therapy.

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 audio, video and text library for the department.
• Act as a resource and troubleshooter in the selection, calibration and maintenance of respiratory therapy equipment.
• 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 of care and patient safety.
• Plan, provide, document and evaluate respiratory care orientation of all new personnel.
• 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 supports 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.