Director, Respiratory Therapy

Responsibilities

• Develops departmental goals, objectives, operational policies and procedures.
• Ensures compliance with organizational, policies / procedures and health standard and state / federal regulations.
• Delegates to and supervises personnel, solves problems, makes decisions and develops systems and processes for successful integration and implementation.
• Coaches and mentors staff to ensure professional development.
• Serves as a resource to staff regarding specific skill demonstration, promotion of knowledge and communications.
• Plans and administers, directly and through subordinates, the effective operational management of services and programs.
• Develops and administers departmental budgets and corrects negative variances from expected fiscal outcomes.
• Independently carries out and is accountable for daily operations and other activities as assigned.

• Licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT).

• Ability to prepare reports, policies and budgets at a level normally acquired through completion of a Master's degree in a relevant field preferred.
• Professional knowledge of areas of responsibility to include theory, practice and administration in order to direct planning and implementation.
• Requires approximately five to seven years progressively more responsible related work experience, three to five of which were in a management role.
• Requires analytical skills necessary to organize and oversee work of subordinates.
• Must possess a valid Virginia driver’s license and be able to meet the insurance requirements of the hospital, if required by position.
• CPR Training, PALS, and Neonatal Resuscitation Provider ( NRP) designation required and/or must be obtained within 90 days of hire.

• Normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, temperature and the like.

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