Job Details
Respiratory Therapy Educator II
2025-11-15 king's daughters Ashland,KY
Description:
- JOB SUMMARY
- This role supports the creation of educational and training materials, facilitates and organizes training and development for the department and other KDMC personnel as necessary, including physicians and providers, and delivers education training.
- DUTIES AND ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Overall performance of below indicated essential job duties:
- Assesses and identifies skills, competencies and areas of learning and instruction needed for new hires, staff and department management. Assists with the development of education and training within specified area, which may include preparation of related educational materials.
- Coordinates the orientation programs for new hires to provide an introduction to the department and facility, to define employment expectations and standards, to provide prerequisite knowledge required, and to train in the basic job skills.
- Develops and maintains an education calendar and individual continuing education and orientation record for each member of the assigned work group. Develops and conducts programs with educational materials, procedures and exercises that are task/function specific using a variety of learning and evaluation strategies for all staff.
- May collect and/or coordinate the collection of data, compile reports and graphs, and present the findings to Pulmonary Leadership and/or as designated. Additionally, may coordinate and conduct clinical relevance and inter-disciplinary chart reviews, ensuring the reviews meet government and regulatory standards.
- Collaborates with the Pulmonary Leadership team to develop and provide education and resources to ensure compliance to documentation requirements. This may also include performing ongoing research to ensure compliance with clinical documentation and/or regulatory guidelines and standards.
- Maintains a current knowledge relating to documentation and education by attending educational workshops/conferences, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and/or participating in professional societies.
- Collaborate with academic institutions and respiratory therapy programs to coordinate student engagement activities, including clinical shadowing, hands-on training, and placement opportunities. Ensure all educational experiences align with organizational standards and support the development of future respiratory therapy professionals.
- Overall performance of below indicated essential job duties:
- EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum requirement:
- Associate's Degree from accredited college or technical school in respiratory care.
- Holds and maintains a Kentucky Respiratory Care Practitioner and/or other states as necessary.
- Holds and maintains Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification through the National Board of Respiratory Care.
- Four or more years of related healthcare experience.
- Achieves and maintains American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Preferred qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care
- Two or more years of related education or experience
- Minimum requirement:
- WORKING ENVIRONMENT
- Constantly works near moving mechanical parts
- Constantly exposed toblood and/or body fluids andinfection.
- Occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals
- Occasionally exposed to risk of radiation
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Occasionally required to maintain in a stationary position (standing or sitting).
- Frequently required to walk and move about.
- Frequently required to operate a computer and other equipment.
- Frequently required to use fine motor skills to handle and operate instruments/devices.
- Constantly required to lift and/or move items up to 10 pounds.
- Frequently required to lift and/or move items up to 50 pounds.
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move items up to 100 pounds.
- Constantly required to communicate with patients and other care team requiring talking and hearing.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
- Occasionally required to position self in order to meet patient needs.