Joseph Oberlander
Milwaukee,WI
Summary
Passionate about professional growth and dedicated to prioritizing people, I strive to lead with a people-first approach that aligns with organizational values. Proven ability to lead teams, ensuring effective collaboration and adaptability to changing needs. With a proven track record of effectively identifying and resolving critical issues, I excel both clinically and interpersonally with skill and compassion. Known for reliability, effective communication, and achieving optimal patient outcomes facilitated with leading by example, I demonstrate a resilient work ethic as the cornerstone of my approach, always committed to delivering safe, effective care of the highest quality to patients and their families.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Respiratory Therapy Supervisor
Children’s Wisconsin
01.2020 - Current
- Run day-to-day operations, creating assignments, triaging staff needs and responding to emergency calls in all areas.
- Support staff with daily rounding, performing evaluations, and mentoring. Conduct daily huddles with staff and quarterly meetings.
- Proactively identify work obstacles and safety concerns though discussions, incident reporting and patient and family interactions.
- 25-30 direct reports, manage performance evaluations, providing constructive feedback and fostering professional development among staff.
- Provide on-boarding and mentoring to three supervisors over the last two years.
- Four consecutive years of net positive FTE hires through strategic planning and execution.
- Four consecutive years of improved employee engagement scores through Gallup surveys.
- Created a new PRN tier system to attract outside candidates.
- Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, Tableau, and Lucid Chart.
- Knowledgeable in all areas of Respiratory Care with proven adaptability to variety of roles- bedside therapist, educator, presenter, recruiter, coordinator, and leadership representative.
- Conduct supply chain evaluations and aid in negotiations with inhaled nitric oxide contracts.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care strategies and improve treatment outcomes.
- Up-to-date on state and federal governing bodies policies and regulations.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Ascension Wisconsin
01.2020 - Current
- Educate patients and families on respiratory care techniques and equipment usage.
- Mechanical ventilator management.
- Assist in bedside bronchoscopy and tracheostomies.
- Trained in intubations, arterial lines, and routinely perform arterial blood gas draws.
- Mentor therapists, providing guidance on best practices in respiratory care.
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Children's Wisconsin
01.2010 - 01.2020
- Initiates, performs, and maintains respiratory care competencies in accordance with all quality and safety standards.
- Understands expected outcomes and with that knowledge, determines techniques for ensuring the best and safest care.
- Primary preceptor with BLS, PALS, NRP certifications.
- Current and active member Respiratory and Hospital wide clinical practice committees.
- Charge therapist with trauma, ICU and NICU experience.
- Implemented process improvements that enhanced workflow efficiency within clinical settings.
Education
Masters - healthcare administration
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE
Platteville, WI05-2025
Associate of Science - Respiratory Therapy
MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Milwaukee, WI01.2010
Bachelor of Science - Biology
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE
Platteville, WI01.2003
Skills
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
- Active listening
- Verbal and written communication
- Quality improvement
- Quality assurance
- Project management
- Process implementation
- Performance monitoring
- Data analysis
Certification
- Registered Respiratory Therapist
- PALS certification June 2026
- NRP certification March 2026
- ACLS certification June 2027
- BLS certification June 2027
Timeline
Respiratory Therapy Supervisor
Children’s Wisconsin
01.2020 - Current
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Ascension Wisconsin
01.2020 - Current
Registered Respiratory Therapist
Children's Wisconsin
01.2010 - 01.2020
Masters - healthcare administration
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE
Associate of Science - Respiratory Therapy
MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Bachelor of Science - Biology
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE
Current Groups and Committees
- Partnership Council: Discusses policy and procedures that impact therapists and the patients we serve.
- Workday Position Management: Enhancing the Workday experience for leaders by identifying barriers and mitigating redundancy so data can be more accessible.
- Retention Workgroup: Partner with a cross-functional team to improve retention efforts with measurable outcomes. Currently leading a group that has proposed growth initiatives globally to bring attention to current work that provides insight to opportunities that exist within the organization. The group has also identified areas for improved leader networking with specific learning didactics to improve a leader’s hard skill set.
- PICU Code Review: Review of past code events where information or improvements can be identified.
- EDTC Code Review: Review of code events that occur in the emergency department and information or improvements that can be identified. Currently collaborating on new workflow processes that will occur with the new emergency room.
- Trauma Committee: Information sharing and listening to discern key takeaway to staff. Partner with the trauma team to identify personnel for trauma simulations.
- EMSC: Statewide program to improve pediatric emergency care. Partnering with EMS agencies and local hospitals to improve pediatric care in small/community hospital emergency rooms prior to viral season.
- PICU-UP: Current study at Children's Wisconsin to look at earlier mobility interventions for all patients. The goal is to decrease ventilator days, sedation and improve overall outcomes. This group will also look at nurse led rounding models to change current practice.
- Joint Clinical Practice: Multidisciplinary teams that review policies and procedures throughout the entire system.
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