Overview

1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week

Monday-Friday, Day Shift (7:30a-4:00p)

Full-Time, Benefits

Competitive Pay based on experience

The Asthma Coordinator is responsible for assessing, developing, implementing, and evaluating asthma educational programs for patients, families, clinical staff, students, community professionals, and the public at large. A major focus of this position involves facilitation of numerous quality improvement (QI) teams in collaboration with physician and clinical leaders from the Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Pediatrics, Primary Care, and other affiliated hospital departments. The Asthma Coordinator is expected to provide high quality educational opportunities in keeping with evidenced-based treatment and practice and in support of the strategic goals of the service line.

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Responsibilities

• Works with patients, families, health care professionals to develop, implement, monitor and revise customized asthma education programs, including asthma action plans, for self-management. • Monitors asthma education program outcomes and recommends modifications to improve quality and effectiveness. • Serves as a community resource by providing asthma information as well as healthcare resources. • Participates in and/or serves as a chairperson for asthma education/QI committees hospital-wide and in the community (includes general meeting management tasks). • Collaborates with physician and clinical leaders from the Pulmonary Medicine, Hospital Pediatrics, Primary Care, and other affiliated hospital departments to develop, implement, and evaluate program goals and measure outcomes. Note: Regular, reliable and consistent attendance is an essential job function. Employees are expected to perform work as scheduled. Please see the physical requirements for this position listed below.

Qualifications

Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in related field Licensure Requirement: • Current Ohio license to practice respiratory care • Valid Ohio driver’s license and proof of auto insurance as required by hospital policy. Must pass motor vehicle background inspection, insurance eligibility, driving qualifications, and training set forth by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and maintain qualification of insurance guidelines. Certifications: • Registered Respiratory Therapist by the National Board for Respiratory Care (required) • Obtaining Asthma Educator Certified (AE-C) by the National Asthma Educator Certification Board is strongly encouraged. Skills: • Current Basic Life Support (BLS)-American Heart Association® (required) • Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)-American Heart Association® (required or obtain within 6 months of hire) • Active, ongoing membership in the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) is strongly encouraged. • Active, ongoing membership in the Association of Asthma Educators (AAE) is strongly encouraged. Experience: • Has comprehensive, current knowledge of asthma pathophysiology and management including: developmental theories, impact of chronic illness, cultural dimensions, and principles of teaching-learning. • Experience in program development and management, QI projects, and research. • Experience working with budgets and data management. • Strong interpersonal skills, adept at collaboration, and ability to relate effectively with physicians, clinical leaders, and a variety of hospital department personnel. • Leadership ability as demonstrated through high level initiative, clinical decision-making and organizational skills. • Ability to effectively organize and facilitate meetings to produce high quality educational offerings and QI projects. • Experience with electronic medical record (EMR) and informatics related technology. • Experience with Microsoft Office products (Word, Outlook, Skype for Business, PowerPoint, and Excel). The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individual so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision.

EOE M/F/Disability/Vet