Respiratory Therapy Clinical Specialist - East Coast/South East

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Job Description

BD Medical Essentials is an industry pioneer and leader in blood collection and preanalytical improvement processes. Under the BD Vacutainer Brand, this unit provides specimen management and patient safety systems to hospitals and reference labs for patient identification and point-of-care data capture.

Job Overview:

This position reports to the Associate Director of Clinical Support and supports the Specimen Management business unit. This role observes current clinical practice and recommends Best Practice process optimization in all aspects of respiratory therapy, clinical laboratory, and nursing processes. This service provides clinical effectiveness and enhanced hospital operations. This is a field-based position with most of the time being spent face to face interacting with BD customers.

Responsibilities:

Fosters a continually evolving partnership between Specimen Management and our valued customers in a Clinical Process advisory capacity

Maintain knowledge and expertise as product specialist for Specimen Management as product and guidelines evolve

Clinical resource specialist engaging with key opinion leaders within the account identifying critical areas for improvement

Drives clear project goals and expectations to achieve process efficiency and department effectiveness goals

Proactively ensures optimal workflow and product utilization

Facilitates project process using best practices and financial analysis to help achieve customer identified outcomes

Interview stakeholders, process owners in support of process improvement recommendations

Leads and partners in change management activities associated with process improvement recommendations

Engages stakeholders to obtain support and buy into process recommendations

Deliver presentations and report to various audiences: Nursing, Laboratory, Infection Prevention, Occupational Health, Pharmacy, Supply Chain, Senior Hospital Management

Continues on-going collaborations to ensure continuous improvement stemming from projects

Qualifications:

Associate or Bachelor's degree in respiratory therapy from a CoARC-accredited program.

Active state respiratory care license required.

Specialty credentials (ACCS, NPS, AE-CO) strongly preferred.

Minimum of 4-6 years' experience and demonstrated consistent success in process improvement, best practices, and change management within the Medical Device/IVD industries

Strong financial and analytical skill and applications to selling tools; Effective communication, and presentation skills; Basic knowledge of Hospital and Laboratory IT (LIS data)

Duties require ability to integrate projects within BDX Sales Organizations and Marketing Departments

Strong preference for respiratory therapy background with in experience in ICU/Critical Care, arterial blood gas collection, and mechanical ventilation.

At BD, we prioritize on-site collaboration because we believe it fosters creativity, innovation, and effective problem-solving, which are essential in the fast-paced healthcare industry. For most roles, we require a minimum of 4 days of in-office presence per week to maintain our culture of excellence and ensure smooth operations, while also recognizing the importance of flexibility and work-life balance. Remote or field-based positions will have different workplace arrangements which will be indicated in the job posting.

For certain roles at BD, employment is contingent upon the Company's receipt of sufficient proof that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In some locations, testing for COVID-19 may be available and/or required. Consistent with BD's Workplace Accommodations Policy, requests for accommodation will be considered pursuant to applicable law.

At BD, we are committed to supporting our associates' well-being, development, and success through a performance-based culture. For this position, BD offers a competitive compensation package along with the following benefits specific to this role:

Annual Bonus

Health and Well-being Benefits

Medical coverage

Health Savings Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Hospital Care Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Accidental Injury Insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

Short-term disability coverage

Long-term disability insurance

Long-term care with life insurance

Other Well-being Resources