Manager, Respiratory Therapy

Overview

Job Description:

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is also responsible for managing teams in the provision of respiratory care services; identifying external developments in respiratory equipment and providing innovative solutions to meet the needs of the patient; developing, implementing, and monitoring respiratory care goals and objectives and pulmonary standards; and overseeing respiratory care services across multiple sites and/or a single site.

• Provides developmental opportunities for others; builds collaborative, cross-functional relationships. Solicits and acts on performance feedback; works closely with employees to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to drive performance improvement. Pursues professional growth; develops and provides training and development to talent for growth opportunities; supports execution of performance management guidelines and expectations. Leads, adapts, implements, and stays up to date with organizational change, challenges, feedback, best practices, processes, and industry trends.
  
  Fosters open dialogue amongst team members, engages, motivates, and promotes collaboration within and across teams. Delegates tasks and decisions as appropriate; provides appropriate support, guidance, and scope; encourages development and consideration of options in decision making.
• Manages designated work unit or team by translating business plans into tactical action items; oversees the completion of work assignments and identifies opportunities for improvement; ensures all policies and procedures are followed. Aligns team efforts; builds accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results; determines and ensures processes and methodologies are implemented; resolves escalated issues as appropriate; sets standards and measures progress.
  
  Fosters the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; obtains and distributes resources. Removes obstacles that impact performance; identifies and addresses improvement opportunities; guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly; influences teams to execute in alignment with operational objectives.
• Demonstrates clinical expertise by: implementing and/or guiding teams across multiple sites and/or a single site in the implementation of clinical standards, protocols, and complex, long-term projects based on the latest research and industry developments to improve workflow efficiencies and patient outcomes; contributing to the development and implementation of evidence-based practice standards across multiple sites and/or a single site, and monitoring and evaluating related outcomes and providing training to ensure adherence to evidence-based and medically necessary standards;
  
  providing training and ensuring that teams across multiple sites and/or a single site have the necessary resources, training, and support to effectively provide care and educate others (e.g., members, families, caregivers, the heath care team) on industry developments and evidence-based best practices; and overseeing participation in appropriate and approved educational and clinical development opportunities (e.g., quality improvement activities, continuing education courses, staff training) to maintain and enhance competencies in professional practice for teams across multiple sites and/or a single site.
• Leads teams in maintaining a safe and compliant care practice by: coaching teams across multiple sites and/or a single site to comply with federal, state, and local regulations, ensuring departmental policies and procedures align with external requirements; providing guidance on the development of reports for administrative and regulatory purposes and disseminating insights from reports across multiple sites and/or a single site;
  
  proactively identifying and mitigating potential risks to patient, staff, and member safety by implementing safety protocols; implementing safety-related policies and procedures and ensuring teams across multiple sites and/or a single site to report safety hazards, accidents and incidents, and unsafe working conditions,…