Respiratory Therapy Manager — Lead a High-Impact Team

CHRISTUS Health; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health in Tyler, TX seeks a senior Respiratory Leader to guide the department, coordinate staffing, and drive delivery of high-quality, compliant care. The role emphasizes development, process improvement, and collaboration with physicians and staff to meet mission and goals.

The position requires NBRC-certified RT or RRT, BLS, 3 years clinical experience, and at least 1 year of leadership experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience.
• Minimum 1 year of prior leadership experience (preferred).
• RT, RT PERM, RCP, or RCP PERM License required in state of employment.
• BLS required.
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by NBRC required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of the OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Demonstrates ability to guide a group to meet goals and exceed customer requirements.
• Role models leadership behavior and core values; develops teams.
• Creates team-based quality improvement plans with performance measures and analysis tools.
• Maintains financial and labor targets and reports variances.
• Plans, organizes and controls department resources and fiscal expectations.
• Coordinates day-to-day staff allocation to ensure service quality by qualified staff.
• Provides environment of self-development and continued learning.
• Addresses broader operations with leadership, physicians, staff, and external sources/vendors.
• Maintains productive and interactive communication channels.
• Evaluates and provides feedback to associates on schedule.
• Encourages and promotes associate engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Staff Development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

CHRISTUS Health in Tyler, TX seeks a senior Respiratory Leader to guide the department, coordinate staffing, and drive delivery of high-quality, compliant care. The role emphasizes development, process improvement, and collaboration with physicians and staff to meet mission and goals.

The position requires NBRC-certified RT or RRT, BLS, 3 years clinical experience, and at least 1 year of leadership experience.