Manager, Respiratory Care

Norton Healthcare, Inc.; Madison, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Norton Healthcare, Inc. in Madison, IN, seeks a Respiratory Care Manager to direct clinical services, promote patient outcomes, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities include leading staff, coordinating care practices, and safeguarding confidentiality while maintaining budgetary and safety standards.

Ideal candidate has three years in respiratory care, a Bachelor Degree, and national/state credentials.

Qualifications

• Three years in respiratory care.
• Bachelor Degree required.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (National) and Respiratory Therapist (State) credentials required.

Responsibilities

• Regularly meets with staff and updates them on care practices, policies and expectations.
• Manages department to meet or exceed budget expectations and ensures fiscal responsibility.
• Communicates with staff, physicians, other departments, patients and families professionally while maintaining confidentiality.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards and follows up on corrections.
• Fosters positive working relationships and supports patient and employee satisfaction initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Staff coordination

Regulatory knowledge

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor Degree

Registered Respiratory Therapist (National)

Respiratory Therapist (State)

Job description

Responsibilities

Ensures the delivery of competent and efficient patient care through appropriate coordination of clinical services, to provide guidance in the attainment of clinical goals and to promote teamwork among all personnel to ensure that standards for clinical outcomes and regulatory agencies are met.

Key Accountabilities:

• Regularly meets with staff, keeps department updated of new care practices, policies and expectations. Safety standards and performance improvement initiatives are clearly explained to staff and monitored for compliance.
• Able to manage multiple staff and situations, ensures fiscal responsibility for the department to meet or exceed budget expectations.
• Communicates with staff, physicians, other departments, patients and families in a professional manner, and ensures confidentiality where pertinent.
• Assures that departments are in compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards. Provides timely follow up to corrections of any identified deficiencies.
• Assures positive working relationships exist in the departments supervised, and works consistently on patient satisfaction and employee satisfaction initiatives.

Qualifications

Required:

• Three years in respiratory care
• Bachelor Degree
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (National) AND Respiratory Therapist (State)

Desired:

• One year leadership experience