Manager - Respiratory Therapy Cardiopulmonary I

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Job Title

Manager - Respiratory Therapy Cardiopulmonary I

Location

Vero Beach

Facility

Indian River Hospital

Department

Ancillary Resp Therapy-Indian River Hospital

Shift

Days

Schedule

6:00am-6:00pm

Job Summary

Join our team at Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Indian River Hospital is in sunny Florida's Treasure Coast where it is committed to providing optimal family-centric and community-focused care. At Indian River Hospital, you will be part of a collaborative, compassionate, and innovative team of caregivers. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and will build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Job Details

Indian River Hospital is looking to add a Respiratory Therapist Manager who will manage the daily operations of Cardiopulmonary Services. In this role, you will oversee inpatient respiratory, EKG and bronchology, assisting with staffing and regulatory compliances. This is a great opportunity for a tenured Registered Respiratory Therapist who is ready to advance their career and move into a leadership position. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand-in-hand.

A caregiver in this position works days from 8:00AM 5:00PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Manage operational aspects of the department of 30 plus FTE's.
• Direct and coordinate activities of supervisory and educational personnel.
• Orient, evaluate and terminate direct and indirect reports.
• Research and evaluate new technological developments and advances in clinical practice.
• Promote cost-effective policies and procedures while assuring optimal delivery of services.
• Develop operating and capital budgets and action plans that address financial/productivity variances.
• Assist with the development of departmental planning to include policies, procedures and protocols.
• Organize and participate in quality, engagement (employee satisfaction), patient, physician and other customer satisfaction processes.
• Develop action plans to improve metrics associated with the noted processes.
• Perform blood gas puncture and analysis, at sites where applicable.
• Meet minimum qualifications as specified by the CLIA code of federal regulations, if designated as a Technical Consultant by the blood gas Laboratory Director.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Therapy
• Five years of experience to include critical care, medical/surgical, emergency department, cardiology and neurology management/operational experience (additional experience may be substituted for educational requirement)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) through the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist licensure in the state of employment
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Previous leadership experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Experience navigating high acuity patient care situations in a large medical system.
• Demonstrated people leader experience in a critical care environment.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires frequent walking from department to department: requires sitting at a workstation or desk; requires standing; work may include occasional pushing and/or pulling, lifting, and carrying objects weighing up to 20 lb., such as files, documents and computer printouts.
• Work requires finger dexterity and eye hand coordination to operate a computer keyboard at a moderate skill level.
• Ability to work at a fast pace and to prioritize multiple assignments/projects and respond to numerous requests; ability to resolve conflicts among staff and to work collaboratively with department director, physicians and other members of the Healthcare team; ability to ensure operational efficiency; ability to problem solve and make decisions; ability to exercise self-control and tolerate stress when dealing with multiple requests and/or conflicting demands from multiple customers.
• Needs minimal sustained direction in assessing needs, directing staff and carrying out departmental and professional responsibilities; self-starting and self-motivating; working hours may exceed eight hours per day and is based on what is needed to accomplish work at hand.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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