Manager, Respiratory Therapy - Defiance Hospital

Mercy Health BSMH•Defiance, OH

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About The Position

The Manager, Respiratory Therapy provides operational leadership and manages fiscal, material, information-system, and human resources for delegated areas. The role promotes team building, delegation, communication, and conflict management, while supporting the ministry’s mission and compliance with applicable regulatory and accrediting requirements. The manager ensures 24-hour respiratory care coverage, oversees staffing and employee lifecycle activities, and maintains a supportive environment through staff communication, in-services, and competency programs. The role develops departmental policies, procedures, and safety initiatives; monitors operational and quality standards; resolves problems; and identifies improvements. It also uses performance-improvement data to set goals and lead improvement projects. The position participates in facility councils and committees, provides clinical instruction and staff development, and advances respiratory care practice across intensive care, general care, and outpatient services. The manager supports respiratory therapist duties as needed and must maintain respiratory care competence, ethical practice, and knowledge of patient growth and developmental needs.

Requirements

Current Respiratory Care License in the state of employment.
National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) credential.
Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential.
Current BLS Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
Current ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or Red Cross.
Current PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
Demonstrated clinical competency in at least two of the following settings: Nursery/NICU, PICU, ICU/CCU, ED, or general care areas.
At least three years of experience in a leadership role.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively with patients, families, physicians, and staff.
Good communication, customer service, organizational, and time-management skills, including effective oral and written communication.
Ability to work effectively with diverse people, receive feedback, gather and interpret data, and demonstrate accountability.
Knowledge of non-invasive respiratory therapy equipment, such as oximeters and end-tidal CO2 analyzers.
Knowledge of therapeutic procedures, including CPAP/BiPAP, jet aerosol, oxygen therapy, incentive spirometry, chest physiotherapy, pulse oximetry, high-flow oxygen, continuous aerosols, ventilator management, and diagnostic testing.
Understanding of EKGs, electronic monitoring, lead placement, and basic arrhythmias.
Ability to perform arterial blood gas punctures and testing, airway maneuvers, bedside pulmonary function testing, patient assessment, and patient education.
Knowledge of chest suction equipment and chest X-ray interpretation.
Ability to train staff.
Skills in active listening, leadership, logical problem solving, mentoring, scheduling, service orientation, social perceptiveness, training and development, process improvement, quality metrics and indicators, employee relations, budgeting, coaching, policy and procedure development, and hiring and onboarding.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and office equipment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree related to Respiratory Therapy, healthcare, healthcare administration, or business administration.
Master's degree related to healthcare, healthcare administration, or business administration.
Doctorate related to healthcare, healthcare administration, or business administration.
NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification from AAP/AWHONN.
Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist (CPFT) credential.
Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT) credential.
ACCS (Adult Critical Care Specialist) credential from NBRC.
EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR) training.

Responsibilities

Ensure 24-hour respiratory care coverage by assigning staff and adjusting schedules to meet patient and hospital demand efficiently.
Interview, select, hire, orient, train, assign, schedule, coach, counsel, and discipline employees; communicate job expectations and ensure adherence to policies and procedures.
Create and maintain a motivational, supportive work environment through information sharing, in-services, and competency programs.
Develop department policies, procedures, and safety initiatives; implement operational, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolve problems and identify system improvements.
Contribute to strategic plans and reviews and integrate the BSMH Mission into strategic and operational planning and decisions.
Use performance-improvement and continuous-improvement practices to identify problems and improve work processes and outcomes; collect and compile performance-improvement data and use it to set goals and projects.
Maintain knowledge of regulatory standards affecting Respiratory Care Services.
Participate actively in facility councils and committees.
Provide clinical instruction and in-service training to department staff, healthcare team members, and students; support clinical learning through mentorship, clinical rounds, and practice evaluation.
Provide clinical leadership for professional respiratory practice in intensive care, general care, and outpatient services.
Support and assist the team with respiratory therapist duties as needed while maintaining respiratory care competence and ethical practice.
Demonstrate knowledge of patients’ growth and developmental needs through clinical interactions.