Job Description
Job Requisition Number 28383Full-Time, 40 Hours/Week
Day Shift
Onsite
Summary:
The Home Care Coordinator assesses the patient's/family's need for respiratory therapeutic modalities in the home or alternate/extended care facility. They are responsible for the deliberate organization of patient care activities pertaining to respiratory modalities between two or more participants (including the patient and/or family) involved in a patient's care. In collaboration with the physician, nursing and care managers, the homecare coordinator plans, implements, coordinates, and evaluates the education and plan of care for the family and direct care providers within the practice setting and across health care settings.
Responsibilities:
- Provides direct respiratory care to patients and families in accordance with the scope of practice for respiratory care.
- Collaborates with the staff, patients, families, and the community to assess and meet learning needs and care continuum.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary groups within Akron Children's Hospital such as PICU, NICU, TCU, Pulmonary, and Palliative Care in regards to home going needs for complex technology dependent patients.
- Plans and implements educational activities to meet identified learning needs, utilizing adult and child education principles.
- Develops and utilizes appropriate evaluation systems to determine effectiveness of educational activities.
- Participates in committees, task forces, meetings and activities to assist in the development of staff. Provides consultation to influence identified plans of care, enhance the ability of other professionals and effect change for improvement of the care plan.
- Assesses the patient's/family need for ordered therapy in the home and coordinates home medical equipment and supplies.
- Works in conjunction with other disciplines to coordinate the home going process.
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physical, psychological,social, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.
- Other duties as required.
Other information:
Technical Expertise
- Experience in clinical pediatrics is required.
- Critical and analytical reasoning, astute clinical judgement, strong communication (verbal and written) interpersonal, organizational, and leaderships skills required.
- Experience with healthcare coordination in a managed care environment, homecare or community agency is preferred.
- Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required. Epic software or similar EMR software is preferred.
Education and Experience
- Education: Graduate from an accredited School of Respiratory Care is required. Bachelor's degree is required.
- Certification: Registered Respiratory Therapist credential.
- Valid Ohio License as a Respiratory Care Professional (RCP) is required.
- BLS, NRP, PALS, ACLS certification is required.
- Years of relevant experience: 3 to 5 years is preferred.
- Years of experience supervising: None.
Full Time
FTE: 1.000000
Status: Onsite
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