Respiratory Therapy Manager

Inova Specialty Hospital • Alexandria, VA

11d • $105,000 - $135,000

About The Position

The Respiratory Therapy Manager oversees the respiratory therapy department’s overall function and professional growth. The role provides consultation on pulmonary disorders and respiratory therapy practice, delivers quality respiratory care, and ensures care development and routine monitoring. The manager 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 and employment decisions, orientation, performance evaluations, employee training and development, inventory, equipment, and instruments. The role also supports employee engagement, recruitment, and retention; implements company standards, policies, and procedures; manages clinical scheduling and costs; and ensures regulatory requirements are met for respiratory care and point-of-care testing.

The manager coordinates and participates in Wean Team/Pulmonary Rounds and communicates with pulmonary physicians to facilitate and monitor the weaning of patients from mechanical ventilation. Where protocols do not exist, the manager works toward implementing site-specific protocols. The role promotes clinical excellence and continuous quality improvement through staff development, teaches and counsels patients and families, and maintains competency in rapid response and code events. Depending on the site, the manager may also serve as Moderate Complexity Lab Manager for point-of-care testing and as Safety Officer overseeing the Environment of Care.

Requirements

• Current state license.
• Active Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the National Board of 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 is required.

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 the daily operations of the respiratory therapy department, including staff interviews, employment decisions, orientation, performance evaluations, employee training and development, 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 the clinical schedule to ensure safe staffing.
• Maintain clinical cost control.
• Coordinate and actively participate in Wean Team/Pulmonary Rounds; communicate with pulmonary physicians to facilitate and monitor weaning patients from mechanical ventilation, and work toward site-specific protocols where needed.
• 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.
• When site-dependent, function as Moderate Complexity Lab Manager for point-of-care testing and as Safety Officer overseeing the Environment of Care.
• Provide consultation regarding pulmonary disorders and respiratory therapy practice, and ensure quality respiratory care, development, and routine monitoring.
• Provide discipline-specific education to patients, families, and staff as required.
• Collaborate with the Chief Nursing Officer to ensure departmental standards and regulatory compliance.

Benefits

• $20,000 sign-on bonus.
• Generous paid time off for full-time team members.
• Medical and prescription, 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.
• Extensive orientation program.

What This Job Offers

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