Administrative Director Respiratory Services

At Franciscan Health, The Respiratory Services Administrative Director holds the primary responsibility of strategic leadership of the respiratory services discipline. This position ensures the delivery of high quality, efficient, cost-effective services in compliance with hospital, accrediting and regulatory requirements. This position defines and implements strategic priorities for the department, including defining the department's growth strategy in collaboration with physicians, staff, and patients. The Admin Director works directly with physician partners, manages the businesses, and finances of the service line, directly supervises managers, and directs the quality management of the team.

WHO WE ARE

Franciscan Health is a leading healthcare organization dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and promoting health and wellness in our community. Our mission is to ensure that every patient receives the highest quality of care through innovation, compassion, and excellence. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers who provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Review and analyze facility activities and data, to aid planning of programs and effectively use of resources, including staff, equipment, and services.

• Coordinate efforts and initiatives across the enterprise that provide more symbiotic responses to improving patient care.

• Evaluates the quality of patient care provided by department staff by using standards of practice, patient outcomes, and other quality indicators to include peer review, incident reports, use of policies and procedures, evaluation of equipment, supplies and products.

• Coordinates with physicians, nurses, department heads, or other healthcare professionals to align interdepartmental functioning, strategic goals, and expectations of patient care and team behavior.

• Makes decisions for direct reports in the assigned major functional area, and performs people management activities, such as performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, staff planning, and interviews.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree Healthcare, Science or Business - Required

• 5 years Respiratory Care - Required

• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association - Required

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - The National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) - Required

• Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) - State Licensing Board - Required

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.