Respiratory Therapy Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive orientation program

Generous PTO

Health, Vision, and Dental benefits

Company-matching 401(k)

Life and disability protection

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital in Tallahassee is seeking a Respiratory Therapy Manager to lead the respiratory therapy department, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide education to patients, families, and staff. You will collaborate with the CNO to uphold care standards and drive clinical excellence.

The role requires active RRT credentials, BLS/ACLS, and supervisory experience, with extensive onboarding, generous PTO, and health plans for full-time staff.

Qualifications

• Current State License.
• Active RRT credential from NBRC required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required by start date.
• ACLS within 6 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the respiratory therapy department.
• Conduct staff interviews, performance evaluations, training and development.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and standards of care.
• Coordinate Wean Team/Pulmonary Rounds and liaise with pulmonary physicians.
• Maintain staffing schedules and control clinical costs.
• Teach and counsel patients and families.
• Site-Dependent: function as Moderate Complexity Lab Manager and Safety Officer.
• Foster staff development and continuous quality improvement.

Skills

Staff supervision

Employee engagement

Regulatory compliance

Clinical leadership

Education

Associate degree in Respiratory Therapy

Bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Therapy

Job description

Position:

Respiratory Therapy Manager

Location:

Tallahassee, FL

Schedule:

Full Time, Salaried

Select Specialty Hospital - Tallahassee

is a critical illness recovery hospital with an inpatient rehabilitation unit. We are 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.