Respiratory Therapy Manager

Select Specialty Hospital San Antonio Inc.; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Orientation program

Generous PTO

Health plan (medical, Rx, vision, and)

401(k) retirement plan with company-m

Life and disability protection

Team size > 44,000 served

Job summary

Select Specialty Hospital in Wilmington, DE is seeking a Respiratory Therapy Manager to lead the respiratory therapy department. This full-time role involves consultation on pulmonary disorders, quality respiratory care, and staff education, in collaboration with the Chief Nursing Officer.

Minimum requirements include current State license, NBRC RRT credential, BLS; ACLS within 6 months. Preferred: Associate degree in RT, Bachelor’s degree preferred, and 2+ years supervisory experience in acute

Qualifications

• Current State License in respiratory therapy.
• Active NBRC-registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential.
• BLS certification required at start date; ACLS within 6 months of employment.
• Preferred: Associate degree in RT; Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the respiratory therapy department.
• Provide consultation on pulmonary disorders and therapy practice.
• Educate patients, families, and staff; ensure regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with Chief Nursing Officer to meet standards.

Skills

RRT credential

BLS certification

ACLS within 6 months

Education

Associate degree in Respiratory Therapy

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Position: Respiratory Therapy Manager

Location: Wilmington, DE

Schedule: Full Time

Compensation: $90,000 - $110,000

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. 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.