Respiratory Therapist Manager - Full-time

Select Specialty Hospital - Cincinnati North; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital - Cincinnati North is seeking a compassionate Respiratory Therapist (RT) to manage operations in a critical illness recovery setting. The role emphasizes patient care excellence and staff development within a supportive team environment, offering a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Extensive orientation program

Tuition reimbursement

Student debt benefit program

Comprehensive medical/RX, vision, and dental plans

Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan

Generous PTO for full-time team members

Qualifications

• Active CRT or RRT credential from NBRC or equivalent.
• BLS certification by start date.
• ACLS required within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing daily operations of the respiratory therapy department.
• Implementing company standards of care, policies, and procedures.
• Teaching and counseling patients and their families.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Patient counseling

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy

Bachelors Degree in Respiratory Therapy

Job description

Overview:

Position: Respiratory Therapist (RT)

Location: Select Specialty Hospital Cincinnati North - Cincinnati, OH

Schedule: Full Time
Compensation: Based off of Experience

Sign-on bonus: $15,000

Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Respiratory Therapists (RT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

We support your career growth and personal well-being:

Start Strong: Extensive Respiratory Therapist (RT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.
Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members
Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care
Responsibilities:

Responsibilities

Overseeing the daily operations of the respiratory therapy department, to include: staff interviews, employment decision, orientation, performance evaluations, employee training and development, as well as inventory, equipment and instrument issues.
Sharing responsibility for employee engagement, recruitment and retention.
Implementing company standards of care, policies and procedures.
Ensuring all regulatory requirements are met regarding respiratory and point of care.
Creating and maintaining clinical schedule for safe staffing.
Maintaining clinical cost control.
Coordinating and actively participating in Wean Team/Pulmonary Rounds and maintaining a direct line of communication with pulmonary physicians to facilitate/implement and routinely monitor weaning patients from mechanical ventilation; if protocols do not exist, works toward site-specific protocol implementation.
Steering progressive clinical excellence through staff development while promoting continuous quality improvement.
Teaching and counseling patients and their families.
Maintaining competency in Rapid Response and code events.
Site-Dependent: Functioning as Moderate Complexity Lab Manager over point of care testing and functioning as the Safety Officer, overseeing the Environment of Care.

Qualifications:

Minimum requirements:

Must possess "Active" CRT or RRT credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) or state equivalent.
Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
Current state licensure is required.
ACLS is required within 6 months of hire. (Agency RT must have ACLS upon first shift, PRN staff must have ACLS upon hire).

Preferred qualifications:

Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy required, Bachelors Degree preferred.
Five (5) years experience as a Respiratory Therapist in an Acute Care setting preferred.
Two years supervisory experience preferred.

Additional Data:

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans