Supervisor Respiratory Care

Allina Health System • Shakopee, MN

8h • $46 - $64

About The Position

Join Allina Health as a Respiratory Therapist, where you'll play a crucial role in our Respiratory Therapy team. Your expertise will be essential in addressing patient needs and facilitating a seamless healthcare experience. Your commitment and collaboration are key to delivering exceptional care at Allina Health. Key Position Details: 1.0 FTE (80 hours per two-week pay period) 8 hour day shifts No weekends Meet our Care Team member: Respiratory Therapy Job Description: Provides direct supervision of respiratory staff. Serves as a clinical resource, educator, communication liaison, and role model of professional respiratory care practice. Plans, implements, coordinates, and evaluates patient care activities, staff education, and management activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited healthcare related program within 24 months of hire
• 2+ years experience in Respiratory Therapy
• 2+ years leadership experience
• Licensed Respiratory Therapist - MN Board of Medical Practice required by location of employment
• Licensed Respiratory Therapist - WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services required by location of employment
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required
• PEARS-Ped Emerg Assess Recog Stabilize - Multisource required at sites providing pediatric care within 180 Days
• PALS - Pediatric Advance Life Support - Allina Health required at sites providing pediatric care within 180 Days
• NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation - Multisource required at sites providing neonatal care within 180 Days
• Credentialed by the National Board of Respiratory Care required

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree from an accredited healthcare related program
• 5+ years experience in Respiratory Therapy
• ACLS-BLS Tier 2 - Multisource preferred

Responsibilities

• Coordinates daily operations of the Respiratory Care Department.
• Identifies and responds to changes and/or problems with department activities.
• Collaborates with staff to ensure quality and scope of service.
• Adjusts staffing and approves OT based on predetermined guidelines.
• Participates in direct patient care, when necessary.
• Supervises Respiratory Care staff.
• Recruits and hires for respiratory care positions.
• Onboards, orients, and provides ongoing coaching, mentoring and support to staff.
• Provides leadership, management, oversight and work direction.
• Establishes clear expectations and deliverables.
• Conducts annual evaluations and necessary corrective action for assigned staff.
• Determines workload balance and distributes volume of work among staff.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory standards.
• Designs work processes and direct work performance to be in compliance with all policies, rules and regulations, accreditation standards and laws that apply.
• Ensures all departmental mandatory education and competency requirements are completed.
• Establishes and maintains departmental quality standards.
• Challenges staff to enhance customer service by setting high standards and promoting their involvement.
• Collects and analyzes departmental data related to customer satisfaction.
• Follows through to resolve customer concerns promptly and professionally.
• Identifies opportunities to improve care and responds appropriately.
• Identifies and assesses patient and employee safety issues.
• Analyzes data, develops action plans and implements processes to address patient and employee safety issues.
• Protects patients, self and others from injury and accidents by maintaining a safe environment and using equipment properly.
• Reviews all patient and employee occurrences, takes corrective action, and reports appropriately within established timeframes.
• Assesses effectiveness of actions taken to improve safety.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental
• PTO/Time Away
• Retirement Savings Plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term/Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Benefits (vision, legal, critical illness)
• Tuition Reimbursement or Continuing Medical Education as applicable
• Student Loan Support Benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level