Sleep Therapy Coordinator

Kaiser Permanente; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in California seeks a Respiratory Therapist – Sleep Disorder Specialist to lead pulmonary care functions, coordinate sleep diagnostics, and educate patients on home sleep equipment. Responsibilities include planning, implementing sleep programs, and ensuring adherence to standards in a fast‑paced setting.

The role emphasizes clinical leadership, collaboration across teams, and ongoing professional development to advance patient outcomes in sleep medicine.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care and four years of experience or seven years in respiratory therapy.
• Two years of experience in sleep disorders or related field.
• One year of leadership experience.
• Licensure: California Respiratory Care Practitioner License and relevant certificates at hire.

Responsibilities

• Guide cross‑functional teams and stakeholders to meet patient care goals.
• Lead and support education for staff and patients in sleep disorder care.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory standards and best practices in care delivery.
• Coordinate assessments, care plans, and discharge planning with interdisciplinary teams.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Sleep disorders

Polysomnography

Pulmonary care

Patient education

Care coordination

Regulatory compliance

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's in Respiratory Care

Job description

Job Summary

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is also responsible for planning, developing, and implementing respiratory care programs that coordinate quality care for patients with sleep disorders; leading the education and instruction of patients on home diagnostic and therapeutic sleep equipment (e.g., continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP]) and other home ventilatory support systems; conducting and overseeing follow-up consultations with sleep patients to ensure adherence or refer patients to alternative treatment; and driving pulmonary care functions that expedite patients hospital and/or clinic work‑up and follow‑up.

Essential Responsibilities

• Promotes learning in others by proactively providing and/or developing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members; builds relationships with cross-functional/external stakeholders and customers. Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; proactively provides actionable feedback to others and to managers. Pursues self-development; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; leads by influencing others through technical explanations and examples and provides options and recommendations. Adopts new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work; champions change and helps others adapt to new tasks and processes. Facilitates team collaboration to support a business outcome.
• Completes work assignments autonomously and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area and business knowledge to generate creative solutions; encourages team members to adapt to and follow all procedures and policies. Collaborates cross-functionally and/or externally to achieve effective business decisions; provides recommendations and solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Supports the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; identifies resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines. Identifies, speaks up, and capitalizes on improvement opportunities across teams; uses influence to guide others and engages stakeholders to achieve appropriate solutions.
• Demonstrates clinical expertise by: integrating industry developments and best practices into work processes; ensuring that departmental standards of care are aligned with evidence‑based best practices, and working across teams to ensure consistent adherence to these standards; using advanced knowledge to provide advice, education, and training to members, families, caregivers, the health care team, and the health plan staff; and proactively identifying and pursuing educational and clinical development opportunities to maintain and enhance knowledge of professional practice.
• Maintains a safe and compliant care practice by: ensuring that care is provided in compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and established departmental policies and procedures; supporting managers on the development of reports for administrative and regulatory purposes; identifying opportunities and promoting adherence to safety protocols that mitigate potential risks to patient safety; reporting safety hazards, accidents and incidents, and unsafe working conditions, implementing process improvements to avoid future incidents; and maintaining confidentiality of all patient, staff, and member records and information.
• Contributes to efficient and effective operations management by: promoting effective allocation of resources (e.g., equipment) to meet evolving patient needs while maximizing cost savings; taking inventory, cleaning and preparing equipment, and ordering supplies, ensuring availability of necessary equipment and supplies; and recommending and implementing improvements for service delivery using data‑driven solutions.
• Practices and/or coordinates patient care by: coordinating and/or conducting comprehensive assessments of patient condition and needs, providing guidance to team members on assessments; developing and revising care plans and monitoring patient services; identifying and addressing moderately complex patient needs, goals, and preferences; and coordinating with interdisciplinary care teams to optimize care delivery; leveraging advanced knowledge of patient care and safety practices to provide and/or ensure the provision of care related to medications, procedures, and/or infection prevention; applying standardized criteria to determine medical necessity and need for continued care based on rate of progress; advocating for patient needs and continuous assessment of treatment efficacy; partnering with team members to evaluate response to treatment, identify changes in patient condition, and develop modifications to care plans as needed; and coordinating discharge processes and recommending patient education plans with interdisciplinary team when patients have reached established goals or received maximum treatment benefits.
• Ensures that patients receive the highest quality care by: assuming responsibility for the quality, safety, and efficiency of therapy services; resolving moderately complex service/care issues, unusual occurrences (UOs), and patient complaints/grievances; collaborating across teams to maintain a competitive position in the health care industry by maximizing access, improving efficiency, and maintaining quality outcomes of therapy services; ensuring efficiency through cross‑communication between appropriate service lines to enhance care coordination and patient experience; and developing new products and services that align with company goals and member needs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
• Attention to Detail
• Business Knowledge
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Cross‑Group Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Dependability
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
• Drives Results
• Facilitation Skills
• Health Care Industry
• Influencing Others
• Integrity
• Learning Agility
• Organizational Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Short- and Long‑term Learning & Recall
• Teamwork
• Topic‑Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)

• Asthma Care
• Polysomnographic Scoring
• Pulmonary Care
• Sleep Study Equipment
• Care Coordination
• Clinical Quality Expertise
• Health Care Data Analytics
• Intercultural Skills
• Maintain Files and Records
• Patient Advocacy
• Patient Assessment
• Patient Education
• Patient Safety
• Quality Assurance and Effectiveness
• Quality Improvement
• Service Focus
• Time Management

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Repiratory Care, Health Care Administration, or a related field AND minimum four (4) years of experience in respiratory therapy or a directly related field OR Minimum seven (7) years of experience in respiratory therapy or a directly related field.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in sleep disorders or a directly related field.
• Minimum one (1) year of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist - Sleep Disorder Specialist Certificate required at hire OR Polysomnographic Technologist Certificate required at hire
• Respiratory Care Practitioner License (California) required at hire
• Basic Life Support required at hire
• Registered Respiratory Therapist Certificate required at hire

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.

Job Duties

• Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non‑compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.
• Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.
• Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.

Primary Location: California,Woodland Hills,Woodland Hills Medical Center

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 1

Shift: Day

Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM

Working Hours End: 05:00 PM

Job Schedule: Per Diem

Job Type: Standard

Worker Location: Onsite

Employee Status: Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-SCAL-01|NUE|Non Union Employee

Job Level: Individual Contributor

Department: Woodland Hills Med Center - Neurology-Sleep Laboratory - 0806

Pay Range: $46.39 - $60.02 / hour

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

Work Setting: Onsite

Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.