Sleep Therapy Coordinator

Kaiser Permanente; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Woodland Hills, California, is seeking a Sleep Therapy Coordinator to lead sleep disorder care programs and coordinate high-quality pulmonary care services. The role emphasizes planning, implementing education for home sleep equipment, and guiding follow-up care with sleep patients to improve adherence and outcomes.

The ideal candidate will hold RRT with Sleep Disorder Specialist or Polysomnographic credentials, possess strong leadership, clinical quality, and care

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in a related field and extensive respiratory/sleep care experience.
• Licensure and specialty certifications in respiratory care or polysomnography are required.
• Strong leadership, clinical quality and care coordination capabilities are essential.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and implement sleep care programs coordinating quality care for sleep patients.
• Lead education for home sleep equipment and follow-up care to ensure adherence.
• Coordinate with interdisciplinary teams to optimize care delivery and patient outcomes.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and drive continuous quality improvement in sleep services.
• Supervise and mentor team members, promoting safety and best practices.

Skills

Sleep Disorder Care

Polysomnographic Scoring

Pulmonary Care

Sleep Study Equipment

Care Coordination

Patient Education

Patient Safety

Quality Improvement

Time Management

Education

Bachelors degree in Respiratory Care, Health Care Administration, or related field

Registered Respiratory Therapist - Sleep Disorder Specialist Certificate

Polysomnographic Technologist Certificate

Respiratory Care Practitioner License (California)

Basic Life Support

Registered Respiratory Therapist Certificate

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

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Sleep Therapy Coordinator

LOCATION: Woodland Hills, California

REQNUMBER: 1446588

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.