Demo

Director-Respiratory Therapy

Baptist Memorial Health
Starkville, MS Full Time
POSTED ON 7/27/2026 CLOSED ON 8/1/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director-Respiratory Therapy position at Baptist Memorial Health?

Job Summary

Provides innovative leadership to maximize the contributions of the Respiratory Therapy Department to the overall hospital performance through effective planning, including human and financial resource management, to result in quality outcomes in line with the goals of the institution. Responsible for assuring hospital compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations and accrediting organization standards. Incumbent is accountable for departmental management twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week.

Responsibilities

  • Planning, implementation and marketing of services that meet the needs identified internal and external customers.
  • Operational management of the department including but not limited to hiring, training, supervising, counseling, evaluating, all employees and maintaining regulatory requirements.
  • Financial management of the department including but not limited to capital and operational budgeting, variance analysis and management of resources within financial and productivity standards.
  • Leadership through communicating the BMH vision/values, coaching, monitoring, counseling, and setting of departmental policies and goals.
  • Communication/Interaction with identified internal and external customers.
  • Performs related accountabilities/responsibilities as required or directed.

Specifications

Experience

Minimum Required

  • Five years experience in Respiratory Care to include supervisory experience.

Preferred/Desired

  • Seven years experience in Respiratory Care with three years of management/supervisory experience.

Education

Minimum Required

  • Skill and proficiency in Respiratory Care as typically associated with an Associate Degree in Respiratory Care from AMA approved program

Preferred/Desired

Training

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

Special Skills

Minimum Required

Preferred/Desired

Licensure

Minimum Required

  • State Respiratory Care Practitioner’s license, BLS within 14 days of hire.

Preferred/Desired

Powered by SonicJobs (an advertiser on Veritone). By applying, you consent to share your data with SonicJobs and the employer. Veritone or SonicJobs does not store or use your application data beyond facilitating the application.
See Baptist Memorial Health Care Privacy Policy at https://careers.baptistonline.org/system/production/assets/460316/original/bmhcc-privacy-policy__2024-12.pdf and SonicJobs Privacy Policy at https://www.sonicjobs.com/us/privacy-policy and Terms of Use at https://www.sonicjobs.com/us/terms-conditions

Location/Region: Starkville, MS

Salary.com Estimation for Director-Respiratory Therapy in Starkville, MS
$105,814 to $136,210
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets
This job has expired.
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Baptist Memorial Health

  • Baptist Memorial Health Jackson, MS
  • Job Summary Provides Respiratory Care using critical thinking skills learned and refined through education to become a Respiratory Therapist. A Graduate Re... more
  • 4 Days Ago

  • Baptist Memorial Health Jackson, MS
  • Job Summary Provides respiratory care using critical thinking skills learned and refined through education and experience as a Respiratory Therapist. A Reg... more
  • 4 Days Ago

  • Baptist Memorial Health Jackson, MS
  • Job Summary Provides respiratory care using critical thinking skills learned and refined through education and experience as a Respiratory Therapist. A Reg... more
  • 4 Days Ago

  • Baptist Memorial Health Meridian, MS
  • Job Summary: Provides respiratory care using critical thinking skills learned and refined through education and experience as a Respiratory Therapist. Demo... more
  • 4 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Director-Respiratory Therapy jobs in the Starkville, MS area that may be a better fit.

  • Baptist Memorial Health Care Starkville, MS
  • Overview Job Summary Provides innovative leadership to maximize the contributions of the Respiratory Therapy Department to the overall hospital performance... more
  • 23 Days Ago

  • Baptist Memorial Health Care Starkville, MS
  • Job Summary This Director, Respiratory Services, provides departmental vision and oversees multiple departments to accomplish the hospital's mission. The D... more
  • 2 Months Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!