Lead Respiratory Therapy, 40 Hours (Days) $15,000 Sign-On Bonus

Boston Medical Center; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Pharmacy benefits

Contract increases

FSAs

403(b) matches

Paid time off

Career advancement

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Boston Medical Center seeks a Lead Respiratory Therapist to provide direct oversight and support to the Respiratory Therapy staff. You will organize assignments, ensure workload coverage, and participate in departmental meetings.

The role requires an AMA-approved respiratory therapy degree, Massachusetts RRT, and 3–5 years in adult critical care. Leadership and teaching responsibilities are included, with a full-time schedule and salary range discussed in compensation.

Qualifications

• Degree from an AMA approved program in respiratory therapy; Bachelor degree required.
• RRT licensure by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Current BLS, ACLS and NRP certifications.
• Minimum 3–5 years in adult critical care and NICU environments; leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee respiratory staff, assignments, and workload coverage.
• Provide clinical oversight, education, and problem resolution.
• Resolve call-offs and maintain staffing for shifts.
• Develop and implement respiratory care policies and protocols.
• Participate in intradepartmental meetings and quality initiatives.
• Assist with equipment evaluation, purchasing, and inventory control.
• Support clinical rotations and collaborations with teaching institutions.
• Billing reconciliation and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership experience

Clinical excellence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Therapy

AMA approved program in Respiratory Therapy

Tools

EPIC

MS Office

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

Functions as a working shift resource to provide direct oversight, assistance, support and problem resolution to Respiratory Staff and may be scheduled for regular staff assignment as needed or requested. This includes organization of assignments and coverage of workloads Position: Lead Respiratory Therapy Department: Respiratory Therapy Schedule: Full Time, 40 hour days

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES / DUTIES

• Responsible for all essential functions listed for the Registered Respiratory Therapist.


• Possess, maintain and deliver high clinical standards in the assessment, administration, education, and observation of respiratory therapy as ordered by Licensed Independent Practitioners.


• Provide direct oversight, assistance, support, and problem resolution to respiratory staff in all aspects of respiratory care, including organization, assignment, and coverage of workloads.


• Responsible for resolving call offs while on site and making appropriate actions to assure adequate staffing levels for the following shift.


• Responsible to appropriately and timely address any issues or concerns that may develop.


• Provides coverage in the absence of department leadership.


• Act as a resource for development and troubleshooting for respiratory care staff.


• Actively supports and participates with clinical content and presentation of regularly scheduled intradepartmental meetings.


• Assist in the development of clinical care policies, procedures, and protocols.


• Ensure consistency in the application of those objectives.


• Assist in the on-going evaluation, in-servicing, and purchasing of both new and existing equipment and supplies, providing input into departmental selection and function to ensure appropriate usage, inventory, and cost effectiveness.


• Assist with respiratory rotations and clinical observations from multiple schools and disciplines, including but not limited to respiratory, nursing, emergency response, potential candidates, and high school programs.


• Assist with quality improvement initiatives including data development and data collection.


• Responsible to actively organize weekly department meetings and participate in other hospital meetings or committees as requested by Respiratory Leadership.


• Billing –reconciling daily billing


• Performs other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION

Degree from an AMA approved program in respiratory therapy, Bachelor Degree required.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED

• Licensed in respiratory therapy by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts RRT Required


• Current BLS, ACLS and NRP required

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 3-5 years’ combined experience in adult critical care environment and level III NICU required, Pulmonary function, pulmonary procedure and ECMO experience preferred, academic teaching institution preferred.


• RRT required.


• Previous leadership experience with demonstrated clinical excellence required.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• EPIC


• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications


• Other: Training: Must obtain sufficient annual continuing education to maintain license.

Compensation Range

Compensation Range: $42.22- $62.73 This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, and licensure/certifications directly related to position requirements.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, pharmacy


• contract increases


• Flexible Spending Accounts


• 403(b) savings matches


• earned time cash out


• paid time off


• career advancement opportunities


• resources to support employee and family wellbeing

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

Boston Medical Center is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. We ensure equal employment opportunities for all, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.

BMC requires all staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu, as well as receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Boston Medical Center participates in the Electronic Employment Verification Program. As an E-Verify employer, prospective employees of BMC must complete a background check before beginning their employment at the hospital.