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.

• Completion of an AMA-approved respiratory school required.

• 3 years of experience as a Respiratory Therapist.

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) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Osteopathic Respiratory Care OR Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP)

• Act 33 with renewal

• Act 34 with renewal

• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran