Respiratory Care Coordinator II

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is also responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and implementing respiratory care programs for patients with various respiratory conditions including Community Acquired Pneumonia (COP), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), asthma, or related conditions; working with managers, physicians, and health care staff to identify and lead the resolution of pulmonary care system and equipment issues; providing advanced respiratory consultation to patients, family members, and caregivers on education and care plans prior to discharge to home health, nursing, or outpatient care; developing and coordinating respiratory education programs within the organization and for the community to promote awareness and increase understanding of risks and prevention related to pulmonary illnesses; developing and overseeing quality programs and leading maintenance to ensure optimal operation of equipment and instruments; and leading pulmonary care functions that expedite each patients work-up and follow-up in hospitals and/or clinics.

Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome. Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions. Demonstrates clinical expertise by: integrating industry developments and best practices into work processes; ensuring that departmental standards of care are aligned with evidence-based best practices, and working across teams to ensure consistent adherence to these standards; using advanced knowledge to provide advice, education, and training to members, families, caregivers, the health care team, and the health plan staff; and proactively identifying and pursuing educational and clinical development opportunities to maintain and enhance knowledge of professional practice. Maintains a safe and compliant care practice by: ensuring that care is provided in compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and established departmental policies and procedures; supporting managers on the development of reports for administrative and regulatory purposes; identifying opportunities and promoting adherence to safety protocols that mitigate potential risks to patient safety; reporting safety hazards, accidents and incidents, and unsafe working conditions, implementing process improvements to avoid future incidents; and maintaining confidentiality of all patient, staff, and member records and