DIRECTOR - RESPIRATORY

St.-Bernards-Healthcare; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Bernards Healthcare seeks an experienced Director of Respiratory Care to provide operational and clinical leadership for Respiratory Care Services at St. Bernards Medical Center.

You will plan, direct, and coordinate daily operations to ensure safe, high-quality, patient-centered respiratory care while aligning staffing, budgeting, and quality initiatives with organizational goals. The role requires developing and monitoring performance, ensuring regulatory compliance, and partnering with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or related field.
• Equivalent combination of education and progressive clinical or operations leadership experience may be considered.
• Master's degree in Healthcare Administration (MHA) or MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and clinical leadership for Respiratory Care Services.
• Plan, direct, coordinate daily operations to ensure safe, high-quality patient care.
• Oversee staffing, scheduling, budgeting, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Ensure regulatory compliance with Joint Commission, CMS, OSHA, and licensure requirements.

Skills

Budget oversight

Staff scheduling

Performance management

Education

Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or related health/business field

Equivalent combination of education and progressive clinical or operations leadership experience may be considered

Master's degree in Healthcare Administration (MHA) or MBA preferred

Job description

Full Time , Day Shift , M-F 8a-5p with 24/7 staffing oversite

Minimum Age Requirement: 18 years of age or older

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

Required: Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, or a related health/business field. Equivalent combination of education and progressive clinical or operations leadership experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Preferred: Master's degree in Healthcare Administration (MHA), BusinessAdministration (MBA), or a related field.

Experience

Required: 3–5 years of progressive supervisory or management experience in a hospital or ambulatory clinical services department, including budget oversight, staff scheduling, and performance management.

Preferred: Experience managing a respiratory care, pulmonary, or critical care service line. Experience preparing a department for Joint Commission or CMS survey.

Physical

This is a safety sensitive position. Please see the St. Bernards Substance Abuse Policy for further information.

Normal hospital environment. Normal/corrected eyesight. Hearing within normal range. Frequent sitting and walking. May lift up to 30lbs, carry up to 30 lbs, push/pull up to 75 lbs.

JOB SUMMARY

The Director – Respiratory Care provides operational and clinical leadership for Respiratory Care Services at St.
Bernards Medical Center. This position is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating the daily operations of the
department to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centered respiratory care services.
The Director oversees departmental staffing, scheduling, budgeting, quality improvement initiatives, regulatory
compliance, employee performance, and operational efficiency while partnering with physicians, nursing leadership, and
interdisciplinary teams to support exceptional patient outcomes. The incumbent promotes a culture of safety, accountability,
continuous improvement, employee engagement, and service excellence while ensuring compliance with Joint Commission, CMS
Conditions of Participation, OSHA regulations, state licensure requirements, infection prevention standards, and organizational
policies.
This position exercises independent judgment in operational decision-making, resource allocation, personnel management, and
departmental planning while supporting the strategic objectives of St. Bernards Healthcare.