Assistant Manager Respiratory Therapy - Night Shift

Wexner Medical Center; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, OH seeks a Respiratory Therapy Assistant Manager to oversee daily operations and staff across hospitals, ensuring scheduling, compliance, and high-quality patient care. The role includes staff onboarding, policy adherence, and collaboration with providers and nursing teams.

The assistant manager will supervise respiratory therapists, coordinate shifts, and respond to escalated patient and provider concerns while maintaining excellent customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising respiratory therapists and coordinating staffing across hospitals.
• Ability to develop schedules, oversee onboarding and hiring processes.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of respiratory therapy services and staff.
• Schedule staff, manage patient care demands and escalation of concerns.
• Coordinate with providers, nurses and clinical staff for efficient communication.
• Ensure documentation, regulatory compliance, and customer satisfaction.

Job description

Scope of Position:

The Respiratory Therapy Assistant Manager oversees the daily operations and management of the Respiratory Therapists. The assistant manger will assure day-to-day staff supervision in multiple hospitals, assigning staff on shifts, developing schedules, clinical operations with regards to escalated patient and provider concerns and quality of services. This position is responsible for ensuring timely processing of documents needed for compliance of regulatory requirements, optimizing resources, following policy and procedures and maintaining excellent customer satisfaction levels. This position requires the ability to provide and support all respiratory care which includes treatments, oxygen and humidity therapy, mechanical ventilation and whole blood analysis with operational methods. This position also requires the assistant manager to be available and responsive to different hospitals on a regular basis.

Position Summary:

The Respiratory Assistant Manager has primary responsibility for the daily management of all therapists, scheduling, and meeting patient care demands. This includes management of staff in patient care operations needed to assure compliance with quality standards, equipment and regulations established by the Medical Center. Customer satisfaction includes maintaining excellent customer satisfaction levels. The assistant manager will also assist in the development of job descriptions, postings, and hiring, as well as oversee the orientation and on-boarding of new staff while assuring compliance with departmental policies and operations. As part of the respiratory team, interacts with providers, nurses and clinical staff to facilitate efficient communication and process coordination.

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.