Mission, Vision, Values

CSRC Mission Statement

The CSRC is committed to health, healing, and disease prevention for California’s diverse communities.

CSRC Vision Statement

The CSRC will be the premier professional organization for respiratory care practitioners in California.

CSRC Strategy

The California Society for Respiratory Care will advance the profession through advocacy, education and promoting excellence.

The California Society for Respiratory Care (CSRC), as an affiliate of the American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC), is a non-profit professional organization, whose mission is to represent and support our members through public and legislative advocacy, educational opportunities, and to continuously strive for excellence in the cardiopulmonary profession.  By these means, the CSRC is committed to health, healing, and disease prevention in the California community.

CSRC Core Values

These core values should guide each of us as we discharge our duties as an elected or appointed official of our State association and should also serve as a focus for the collective efforts and energy of the CSRC. This focused effort will help guide the CSRC in identifying and meeting its professional goals. The core values consistent with the CSRC mission statement as described above are as follows:
  • PROFESSIONALISM 
  • ADVOCACY
  • COMMITMENT
  • EDUCATION 


    Our Priorities for Strategic Path 1 – Engage

    1. Increase Membership: To increase membership and retention in this new Era, the CSRC will explore and innovate our approach towards our value proposition to members and all California RCPs and significantly increase our recruitment activities.

    2. Community: The CSRC will provide open and transparent needs, requests, and opportunities to volunteer at the local, regional level and the state level. Using digital strategies directed at CSRC members, schools, and students, such as monthly emails and postings on the Web site.

    3. CSRC Rebrand: A dynamic, customized, interactive online experience.

    4. Leadership: We can prepare our members for advancement within their professional environment and help the next generation of leaders, through the development of a Leadership Program, a Mentoring Program and the Preceptorship Program.

    Our Priorities for Strategic Path 2 - Elevate

    1. PR Campaign: Amplify CSRC and Respiratory Care Practitioners recognition in Health Care

    2. Marketing: The CSRC will use the AARC marketing plan to recognize RT value across the continuum of care and in new sites of care

    3. Credentialing and Degree: The CSRC will advance the BSRT as the minimum academic degree required for licensure, setting a timeline for acceptance and advancing the APRT through the Education Committee.

    4. Organizational Alliances: Increase then and publish that fact when achieved.

    Our Priorities for Strategic Path 3 – Advocate

    1. The CSRC will continue to facilitate and lead RCPs’ engagement in advocacy efforts in partnership with our political liaison, Aaron Reed and Associates regarding issues impacting the respiratory care community.

    2. Expand Patient Access to Respiratory Care Practitioners: The CSRC will establish a committee and focus on expanding patient access to RCPs outside the acute care setting.

    Our Priorities for Strategic Path 4 – Educate

    1. Clinical Practice Guidelines: Make them easily accessible through the CSRC website. And ask the Education Committee to focus on 1 CPG per month via email and/or the PneusBrief

    2. Research Methodology Education and Funding: Implement an educational resource to address research methodology and publication.

    3. Meetings and Conferences: To increase and provide learning opportunities RCPs need and want and increase attendance.

    4. Education Revenue: CSRC will innovate our educational approach, providing varied, relevant, timely content and topics to increase and improve RCP knowledge and skills.

    Our Priorities for Strategic Path 5 – Organize

    1. Corporate Partnerships: In order to deepen our relevance in the clinical care realm, the CSRC will develop 1 corporate partnership.

    2. Leadership Development: CSRC will continue and expand leadership development for the CSRC Board and Region officers.
 

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