Manager, Respiratory Therapy Unit

Description

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives — and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better - advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Oversee, organize, staff, direct, and control the respiratory department assigned shift within the facility. Supervise all administrative and technical service of this shift delegating appropriate responsibilities to staff members and charge therapist and equipment technician. Ensure departmental compliance with Medical Center and regulatory agency standards. Operate department(s) within approved budgets. Promote quality services through the development of Performance Improvement programs. Responsible for executing and harmonizing best practices, pathways, protocols, equipment procurement, policies, and practices in addition to identifying technology, innovation and growth opportunities.

Reviews, develops, and implements departmental policies and procedures in line with the network-wide respiratory standardization initiatives.

A day in the life of a Manager, Respiratory Therapy at Hackensack Meridian Health includes:

• Responsible for the overall direction and supervision of all components of the assigned shift in the respiratory department within the medical center.
• Directs all activities of the respiratory department in accordance with applicable regulations, accreditation standards, certification and licensing requirements (State, Federal, TJC, NJDOH, State of New Jersey, CLIA, CAP, and others).
• Adheres to the standards identified in the facility's Organizational & Managerial Competencies and network-wide respiratory policies and procedures.
• Adheres with and executes processes for monitoring, evaluating, and improving departmental operations, systems, and services, as well as addressing through appropriate documentation and communication.
• Coordinates and oversees the implementation process for all network-wide policies and procedures.
• Ensures that all respiratory staff are in keeping with regulatory agency requirements and facility policies and procedures relative to safety and security, including, but not limited to:
• New employee orientation
• Periodic safety/disaster training
• Accident/incident report
• Annual TJC, and OSHA required programs and standards
• In partnership with the Respiratory Director, evaluates, monitors, oversees and keeps current the training and orientation program of new employees as per HMH HR policies. Ensures that the program addresses all aspects of the employee's job description, and appropriately qualifies new employees to perform all job functions and operate all equipment as required for their position.
• Works with the facility Respiratory Director to ensure that the equipment is adequate to meet the community needs. Maintains existing equipment through use of centrally determined contractual services, monitors all repairs of purchases and installation of existing and new equipment. Ensures that all applicable regulations, both State and Federal, are met.
• Helps the medical center achieve optimum patient experience and service recovery by leveraging results Patient Experience analyses and implementing relevant improvements to local respiratory processes.
• Monitors, trends and analyzes incident reports to determine potential flaws in systems or staff compliance with established policies and procedures to ensure a safe environment for patients.
• Assists in the development of budgets, monitors relevant key financial indicators and performance metrics as it relates to changing financial situations. Develops, recommends and implements actions or process improvements aligned to network-wide respiratory strategy.
• Supports the Respiratory Directors in the implementation of evidence-based protocols through coordination with respiratory council, physicians,…