Perm Respiratory Therapist Supervisor

Job Summary

• Supervision of the Cardio/Pulmonary & Sleep center department.
• Assuring appropriate staffing levels for the patient load.
• Assisting in the development and maintenance of a department budget.
• Maintaining policies and procedures to comply with licensing and certification requirements of state and federal agencies.
• Maintaining scheduling for departmental staff and for out-patient procedures (i.e., treatments, EKG’s, PFT’s, and sleep studies).
• Education of departmental staff and general hospital staff as necessary regarding new or changing equipment, procedures, and medications.
• Daily contact with co-workers and other hospital personnel, medical staff, patients/residents, and visitors.
• Maintains productive working relations between sleep lab staff, Cardiopulmonary staff, nursing, including the consulting Sleep & Pulmonology Physician, and Advanced practitioners
• Non-invasive cardiac and respiratory modalities.
• Out-patient procedures (i.e. treatments, EKG’s, PFT’s, and sleep studies).
• Provide supervision of the Cardio/Pulmonary and sleep lab staff.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of a department budget.
• Maintaining scheduling for departmental staff.
• Maintain scheduling for non-invasive cardiac and respiratory modalities and out-patient procedures (i.e., treatments, EKG’s, PFT’s, and sleep studies).
• Provide education of departmental staff and general hospital staff as necessary regarding new or changing equipment, procedures, and medications.
• Maintain current knowledge of the requirements of agencies and organizations that regulate and accredit hospitals, acute care services, cardio-pulmonary services, and sleep lab services.
• Ability to market and maintain services within the organization
• Other duties as assigned.
• General Responsibility as Required for Position
• Responsible for strict conformance with all applicable accreditation standards (e.g. Hospital, DNV, state, federal) health and safety rules, policies and procedures.
• Attends department and Hospital meetings.
• Participates in department and Hospital activities and in-services.
• Participates in Quality Improvement activities.
• Demonstrates accountability to accept responsibility for personal/professional growth and required certification/licenses.