Respiratory Therapy Manager

Select Specialty Hospital; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Orientation program

Generous PTO

Medical coverage

401(k) with match

Life and disability

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital - Nashville West in Nashville, TN is seeking a Respiratory Therapy Manager to lead the respiratory therapy department, ensure high-quality patient care, and drive clinical excellence. The role oversees operations, staffing, and compliance, coordinates Wean Team/Pulmonary Rounds with pulmonologists, and mentors staff.

Required: current state license, NBRC RRT, BLS; ACLS within 6 months; associate degree in respiratory therapy.

Qualifications

• Current state license required.
• Active NBRC-credentialed RRT required.
• Proof of graduation (degree or diploma) required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required by start date.
• ACLS certification required within 6 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the respiratory therapy department.
• Provide consultation on pulmonary disorders and therapy practice.
• Educate patients, families and staff on respiratory care.
• Coordinate with Chief Nursing Officer to meet standards and compliance.
• Maintain staffing schedules and control departmental costs.
• Lead Wean Team/Pulmonary Rounds and communicate with pulmonary physicians.
• Maintain competency in Rapid Response and code events.
• Function as Moderate Complexity Lab Manager over point-of-care testing.

Skills

State license

RRT NBRC

BLS

ACLS within 6 months

Graduation proof

Education

Associate's degree in Respiratory Therapy

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Position: Respiratory Therapy Manager

Location: Nashville, TN

Schedule: Full Time

Select Specialty Hospital - Nashville West 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

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.

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 Qualifications That 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.