Supervisor Respiratory Therapy
About The Position
As our Respiratory Therapist Supervisor, you will lead our Respiratory Care technical staff, providing instruction and evaluation, while assisting the Director/Manager in department management. This role also includes direct patient care as needed. Every day you will supervise, instruct, and evaluate Respiratory Care Practitioners. You'll assist the Director/Manager in overall department management and provide direct patient care. Daily contacts include subordinates, co-workers, patients, medical staff, and physicians. To be successful, you will demonstrate strong leadership, instructional, and evaluative skills, with advanced clinical expertise in respiratory care. Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities for staff supervision and interdisciplinary contact are essential. Has the authority to interview, hire, orient, terminate, promote, train and conduct performance evaluations. Assigns day-to-day work activities. Directs the functional and technical job performance of team members. Allocate and direct staffing and scheduling needs to meet patient, unit, and departmental needs, and collaborate with others to ensure overall staffing needs are met. Manage performance by setting goals, clarifying job expectations, monitoring performance progress, providing feedback and recognition, developing skills, and addressing performance issues related to work and Dignity Health commitments in collaboration with the Director. Assists in developing departmental action plans and makes recommendations for training and staff development. Monitors productivity to ensure appropriate utilization of staff. Maintains required records, reports, and statistics for regulatory and budgetary purposes. Provides timely and necessary communication to hospital staff and providers as appropriate to assist in provision of optimal patient care.
Requirements
- Associate's Degree in Respiratory Therapy or related field
- Minimum of five (5) years of clinical acute care experience as a Respiratory Therapist
- Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA Registered Respiratory Therapist
- Basic Life Support
Responsibilities
- Supervise, instruct, and evaluate Respiratory Care Practitioners.
- Assist the Director/Manager in overall department management.
- Provide direct patient care as needed.
- Interview, hire, orient, terminate, promote, train and conduct performance evaluations.
- Assign day-to-day work activities.
- Direct the functional and technical job performance of team members.
- Allocate and direct staffing and scheduling needs to meet patient, unit, and departmental needs.
- Collaborate with others to ensure overall staffing needs are met.
- Manage performance by setting goals, clarifying job expectations, monitoring performance progress, providing feedback and recognition, developing skills, and addressing performance issues related to work and Dignity Health commitments in collaboration with the Director.
- Assist in developing departmental action plans and make recommendations for training and staff development.
- Monitor productivity to ensure appropriate utilization of staff.
- Maintain required records, reports, and statistics for regulatory and budgetary purposes.
- Provide timely and necessary communication to hospital staff and providers as appropriate to assist in provision of optimal patient care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
