Respiratory Therapy Manager

Select Medical; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Extensive orientation program

Generous PTO

Medical/RX, health, vision, and dental

401(k) retirement plan with company-m/

Job summary

Select Medical’s Select Specialty Hospital - Birmingham is seeking a Respiratory Therapy Manager to lead the respiratory therapy department in Birmingham, AL. This full-time role drives clinical excellence, staffing, and regulatory compliance while coordinating care with pulmonary physicians to support weaning from ventilation.

The ideal candidate will hold an NBRC-registered RRT, be ACLS-certified (or willing to obtain), and have supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• Current State License.
• Active NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
• ACLS within 6 months of employment required.
• Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Five years experience as a Respiratory Therapist in an Acute Care setting preferred.
• Two years supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the respiratory therapy department, including staff interviews, hiring decisions, orientation, performance evaluations, training and development, and equipment/inventory management.
• Share responsibility for employee engagement, recruitment and retention.
• Implement company standards of care, policies and procedures.
• Ensure regulatory requirements for respiratory care and point of care are met.
• Create and maintain clinical schedules for safe staffing.
• Maintain clinical cost control.
• Coordinate Wean Team/Pulmonary Rounds and communicate with pulmonary physicians to facilitate/monitor weaning from ventilation.
• Drive clinical excellence through staff development and quality improvement.
• Teach and counsel patients and families.
• Maintain competency in Rapid Response and code events.
• Site-dependent: function as Moderate Complexity Lab Manager over point of care testing and as Safety Officer.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Communication

Regulatory compliance

Education

Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

Tools

ACLS within 6 months

Job description

Overview

Position: Respiratory Therapy Manager

Location: Birmingham, AL (3rdfloor of Brookwood Baptist Medical Center)

Schedule: Full Time

Sign-on Bonus: $15,000

Select Specialty Hospital - Birmingham 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. Each employee plays a vital role in doing that by living our cultural behaviors - celebrating success, owning the future, being patient-centered, creating change, thinking first and building trust.

At our company, we support your career growth and personal well-being.

• Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.


• 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

The Respiratory Therapy Manager is responsible for the overall function and professional growth of the respiratory therapy department. You will provide consultation with regard to pulmonary disorders and respiratory therapy practice, and you will provide quality respiratory care while ensuring the development and routine monitoring. This position also provides discipline-specific education to patients, families and staff as required, and works collaboratively with the Chief Nursing Officer to ensure that all departmental standards are met while following the appropriate standards of practice to ensure regulatory compliance.

• 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:

• Current State License.


• Active Registered Respiratory Therapist Credential (RRT) from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) Required.


• Proof of graduation required: college transcript/diploma (preferred) or high school transcript/diploma or GED.


• Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.


• ACLS within 6 months of employment required.

Preferred qualificationsthat will make you successful:

• 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