Respiratory Therapy Manager

Select Specialty Hospital - Tulsa • Tulsa, OK

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About The Position

The Respiratory Therapy Manager is responsible for the overall function and professional growth of the respiratory therapy department at Select Specialty Hospital-Tulsa, a critical illness recovery hospital providing inpatient post-ICU services to chronically and critically ill patients. The manager provides consultation regarding pulmonary disorders and respiratory therapy practice, delivers quality respiratory care, and ensures its development and routine monitoring. The role provides discipline-specific education to patients, families, and staff, and works collaboratively with the Chief Nursing Officer to meet departmental standards and maintain regulatory compliance.

The manager oversees daily department operations, including staffing, recruitment and retention, employee development, schedules, inventory, equipment, and cost control. The role coordinates and participates in Wean Team/Pulmonary Rounds, communicates with pulmonary physicians, and supports implementation and monitoring of mechanical ventilation weaning protocols. Additional duties include promoting clinical excellence and quality improvement, teaching and counseling patients and families, maintaining competency in rapid response and code events, managing moderate-complexity point-of-care testing, and serving as Safety Officer overseeing the Environment of Care.

Requirements

• Current state license.
• Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• Proof of graduation: college transcript or diploma preferred, or high school transcript or diploma, or GED.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the start date.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification within six months of employment.
• Associate degree in Respiratory Therapy.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Five years of experience as a Respiratory Therapist in an acute care setting preferred.
• Two years of supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily respiratory therapy department operations, including staff interviews and employment decisions, orientation, performance evaluations, training and development, and inventory, equipment, and instrument issues.
• Share responsibility for employee engagement, recruitment, and retention.
• Implement company standards of care, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure regulatory requirements are met for respiratory care and point-of-care testing.
• Create and maintain clinical schedules to ensure safe staffing.
• Maintain clinical cost control.
• Coordinate and actively participate in Wean Team/Pulmonary Rounds and maintain communication with pulmonary physicians to facilitate, implement, and routinely monitor weaning patients from mechanical ventilation.
• Work toward site-specific protocol implementation when protocols do not exist.
• Promote clinical excellence through staff development and continuous quality improvement.
• Teach and counsel patients and their families.
• Maintain competency in Rapid Response and code events.
• Function as Moderate Complexity Lab Manager for point-of-care testing and as Safety Officer overseeing the Environment of Care.

Benefits

• $15,000 sign-on bonus.
• Relocation assistance available.
• Extensive orientation program.
• Generous PTO for full-time team members.
• Medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members.
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life and disability protection for full-time team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree