Manager, Respiratory Therapy Dept. - Philadelphia Campus

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia•Philadelphia, PA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Director of Respiratory Care, this role directs the daily operations of the Respiratory Care Department. Primary responsibilities include personnel management, including recruiting, staff resource management, and compensation. The position also assists in short and long-term planning for the department, represents the department at multidisciplinary meetings, and resolves administrative and operational problems. The Manager delegates duties, manages departmental resources, and collaborates with the Director of Respiratory Care and the Medical Director to establish policies and procedures affecting personnel management and clinical practices.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Required
At least five (5) years experience in the field of respiratory care. Required
At least three (3) years prior management or leadership experience Required
At least two (2) years pediatric experience. Required
Computer Competency (Required proficiency)
Basic Use of Office 365 (Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel, Word) (Required proficiency)
Creation of meeting minutes, creation of charts and tables (Required proficiency)
Saving and naming of new and established files (Required proficiency)
Creation of an education presentation using clip art (Required proficiency)
Navigation and basic search functions of the Internet using Internet Explorer (Required proficiency)
Use of shared network file space (Required proficiency)
Basic use of computers, printers, monitors, patient care devices, and Fax machines (Required proficiency)
Information Literacy: Use of Internet and Intranet to look up basic electronic resources for practice (Required proficiency)
Ability to find and navigate various department websites and related CHOP linked resource sites (Required proficiency)
Ability to perform a literature search on the Internet and ability to find professional journal and/or research based articles (Required proficiency)
Ability to evaluate Internet sites for reliability (Required proficiency)
Information Management Literacy: Navigation of electronic health information records and ability to review specific patient data in a clinical information system (Required proficiency)
Understanding of policies and procedures around timeliness of care, use of a clinical information system and support of safe medical practice (Required proficiency)
Utilize applicable clinical pathways (Required proficiency)
Ability to collect raw clinical data using quality tools (Required proficiency)
Ability to discuss, evaluate and analyze outcome data presented in charts and tables (Required proficiency)
Discuss the responsibilities of each user of an electronic record related to confidentiality and privacy (Required proficiency)
Coordination of patient care information in a fragmented environment where there is partially online and partially paper references (Required proficiency)
Respiratory Therapist (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or Osteopathic Respiratory Therapist (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required
Registered Respiratory Therapist - Neonatal Pediatric Specialty (RRT-NPS) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) - upon hire - Required
Basic Life Support (BLS) - issued through on organization that requires a hands-on instructor lead psychomotor skills verification (ex. American Heart Association or Red Cross). - upon hire - Required

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree Preferred
At least five (5) years prior management or leadership experience Preferred
At least five (5) years of pediatric experience. Preferred

Responsibilities

Creates and maintains cost-effective systems to ensure the availability of adequate staff for the department.
Assumes 24-hour accountability for staff compliance with systems that promote quality patient/family centered care.
Identifies optimal patterns of staffing to meet patient care needs.
Ensures schedules are prepared in a timely manner to meet employee needs and staffing standards.
Develops systems for daily staffing adjustment.
Collaborates with other departments to ensure appropriate staffing needs across departments.
Ensures staff participation in departmental council structure.
Partners with Respiratory Leadership and Respiratory Recruitment to recruit staff.
Assures establishment of professional practice standards.
Appoints staff representatives to department clinical practice committees.
Assists staff with development of effective systems to disseminate practice standards.
Supervises clinical practice of staff through rounds, assessment of documentation, and feedback from other departments/families.
Ensures staff participates in educational and clinical development programs to meet specific requirements of patient population served.
Creates an environment that is blame-free, fosters appreciative inquiry, and encourages thinking outside the box and taking risks.
Promotes team building and colleague development.
Promotes and contributes to practice at local, regional, and national levels.
Presents at regional and national conferences and writes for publications.
Ensures patient care provided by the department staff is consistent with national standards and/or evidence-based practice.
Ensures research-based clinical, educational, and management practices are evident across the departments.
Assures evidence-based data and research are used for care practices.
Fosters an environment in which nursing research thrives.
Benchmarks internal and external best practices to improve patient care.
Assures the existence of systems to disseminate evidence-based practice standards within the department.
Establishes and maintains systems to monitor key clinical practice and performance standards within the department.
Identifies at least one active quality improvement initiative per year and translates it to a measurable, timely outcome.
Embodies enrichment through professional development, examines successes and failures to improve performance, and maintains a blame-free (psychologically safe) environment.
Works collaboratively with other departments to bring the best team approach to addressing challenging issues.
Ensures department staff is educated about and complies with hospital-wide patient safety initiatives.
Effectively coaches and mentors staff.
Meets with direct reports on a regular basis and provides them with activities that build on strengths and offer opportunities for growth.
Seeks others as resources and explores all aspects of an issue using self-reflection when challenged with a difficult issue.
Acts to promote a friendly climate, good morale, and cooperation within the team and across the organization.
Oversees the utilization of financial resources while maintaining quality patient care.
Works with the Operations Manager to assure the department budget is on target or improved upon if necessary.
Maintains staffing within allocated cost per statistic.
Maintains department/program costs within fiscal budget allocations.
Implements and supports human resource and financial initiatives that are part of institutional annual goals.
Develops creative alternatives to staffing problems while preserving/enhancing quality and is sensitive to cost.
Forecasts staffing needs based on staff turnover data and works collaboratively with recruitment to promote activities for recruitment and retention.
Oversees inventory and ordering of all supplies for the department.
Maintains standards for equipment cleaning and sterilization.