Respiratory Therapist III - Quality and Safety Technical Lead
Your Opportunity:
The Respiratory Therapist III - Quality and Safety Technical Lead (QSTL) advances professional practice for the Respiratory Therapy discipline to support excellence in patient and family centered health care. This position is responsible for providing technical support, addressing recalls, evaluating new equipment, recommending equipment purchases, providing provincial input into standardization of evidence-based practices, and introducing quality safety initiatives related to respiratory equipment. The QSTL supports the Respiratory Therapy Managers by functioning as a Registered Respiratory Therapist with expert clinical and technical knowledge to provide education, assess practice needs, lead quality improvement initiatives, and support research and development. This is a leadership role with expectations for quality improvement, clinical delivery and improvement, system and process transformations, and education development. The QSTL is responsible for delivery and development of sustainable quality improvement with focus on safe patient care. This role is important to the ongoing quality assurance initiatives and has responsibility to ensure accuracy, safety, and relevance of all respiratory equipment used in the Respiratory Therapy Department. This position acts to align planning and policy development, service delivery and evaluation of the Respiratory Therapy Program at the UAH and Mazankowski.
Description:
As a Respiratory Therapist III - Clinical Practice Lead, you will be responsible for mentoring, promoting standards of practice, responding to clinical questions, and coordinating ongoing skill and student development within your team. You will collaborate with managers and supervisors in the provision and access to internal and external continuing education and professional development programs including certifications and upgrades.
- Recovery Alberta: N
- Classification: Respiratory Therapist III
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Respiratory Therapy
- Primary Location: U of A Hospital
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.70
- Posting End Date: 23-SEP-2024
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 03-OCT-2024
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 7
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $42.44
- Maximum Salary: $55.01
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Active or eligible for registration with the College and Association of Respiratory Therapists of Alberta (CARTA).
Additional Required Qualifications:The incumbent must be a graduate of a recognized school of Respiratory Therapy, have successfully completed the CBRC exam and have current registration with the College of Respiratory Therapists of Alberta. Must have current. BLS certification from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. A minimum three years of current adult acute and critical care experience as a Respiratory Therapist is required. The successful candidate will possess the following: strong interpersonal, oral and written skills; strong organizational and planning skills; strong problem-solving, decision-making, collaboration skills and proven leadership skills. This self-directed individual will be flexible and adaptable and possess the ability to manage and facilitate changes within a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications:Relevant Baccalaureate preparation, experience in providing adult education, previous educator background, CSRT registration. Previous experience in the development of evidence-based practice standards and the development and maintenance of quality assurance and quality control programs preferred. Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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