Respiratory Supervisor

Arkansas Children's; Springdale (AR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkansas Children's is seeking a Respiratory Therapist Supervisor to oversee clinical and technical respiratory therapy services, ensuring high-quality patient care in alignment with hospital and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities include supervising staff, organizing activities, and promoting quality improvement, while maintaining documentation accuracy and resource management.

Qualifications

• Required education: High school diploma or GED.
• Recommended education: Bachelor's degree in related field.
• Required certifications: LRCP (Arkansas State Medical Board), NBRC RRT.
• Recommended certifications: ACCS, AE-C, CPFT, NPS, RPFT, SDS NBRC.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes staff resources effectively and efficiently to provide all routine and complex patient care.
• Documents patient care according to policy.
• Identifies and implements changes to improve patient care, work settings, and employee/patient satisfaction.
• Promotes and supports participation in quality improvement and clinical research activities ensuring their beneficial to the department.
• Completes educational activities to maintain and increase competency for self and recommends education resources and learning activities for staff members.
• Coaches and mentors more junior level therapists.
• Maximizes and manages allocated resources to achieve the desired departmental and program results.
• May maintain in stock supplies and equipment and requests non-stock items from outside vendors practicing cost management.
• May participate in interdisciplinary committees, initiatives, collaboration and similar groups related to ongoing hospital expansion, remodeling, and similar construction to ensure optimal RCS related patient care needs are met.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Staff supervision

Coaching & mentoring

Quality improvement

Clinical documentation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS A TOBACCO FREE WORKPLACE. FLU VACCINES ARE REQUIRED. ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY, PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC PROTECTED BY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAWS.

This position has been designated as safety sensitive and cannot be filled by a candidate who is a current user of medical marijuana.

Work Shift

Day Shift

Time Type

Full time

Department

CC094011 Respiratory

Summary

Additional Information: Supervises, organizes, and coordinates the clinical and technical aspects of services rendered to ensure the delivery of quality respiratory therapy treatment. Specific duties may include: organizing, facilitating, and prioritizing activities to ensure quality patient care delivery in accordance with hospital, professional, and regulatory standards. Supervises staff providing role modeling, coaching, consoling, mentoring, evaluation, and discipline according to policy and procedures.

Required Education

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Recommended Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field of study.

Required Certifications

Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner (LRCP) - Arkansas State Medical Board, Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)

Recommended Certifications

Adult Critical Care Specialty Credential (ACCS) - National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC), Certified Asthma Educator (AE-C) - National Asthma Educator Certification Board, Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT) - National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC), Neonatal/ Pediatric Specialty (NPS) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC), RPFT - Arkansas Children's Hospital, Sleep Disorders Specialty (SDS) - National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)

Description

• Utilizes staff resources effectively and efficiently to provide all routine and complex patient care.
• Documents patient care according to policy.
• Identifies and implements changes to improve patient care, work settings, and employee/patient satisfaction.
• Promotes and supports participation in quality improvement and clinical research activities ensuring their beneficial to the department.
• Completes educational activities to maintain and increase competency for self and recommends education resources and learning activities for staff members. Coaches and mentors more junior level therapists.
• Maximizes and manages allocated resources to achieve the desired departmental and program results.
• May maintain in stock supplies and equipment and requests non-stock items from outside vendors practicing cost management.
• May participate in interdisciplinary committees, initiatives, collaboration and similar groups related to ongoing hospital expansion, remodeling, and similar construction to ensure optimal RCS related patient care needs are met.
• Performs other duties as assigned.