RESPIRATORY THERAPY MANAGER

Closing Date:  Open Until Filled (OUF)

Salary Range: Dependent on Experience (DOE)

**APPLICANT MUST HAVE A VALID, UNRESTRICTED INSURABLE DRIVER’S LICENSE**

**RESUME AND REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED**

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervises staff; directs the day-to-day work activities, conducts annual performance reviews, approves leave and timecards, handles employee discipline and monitors activities of the Respiratory department.
• Responsible for the overall respiratory care provided by staff therapists in the Respiratory Therapy Department. Acts as a resource person and advisor for all other units where respiratory therapists are employed or where respiratory therapy procedures are performed by other competent, cross-trained caregivers.
• Oversees and ensures proper documentation of respiratory care procedures performed by the respiratory therapists.
• Responsible for performance appraisal, training and development, and performance documentation of all clinical respiratory therapy staff.
• Participates in long-range planning, budget preparations and the development of standards, policies and procedures.
• Conducts meetings, relays policy and/or procedure changes, chairs and/or participates on committees within the department.
• Reports on patient care activities, monitors work environment, assesses workloads and provides for staff development.
• Investigates, identifies causative agents and contributing factors to all incidents and takes corrective action as appropriate.
• Communicates with physicians, nursing personnel and other departments as necessary to follow up on concerns, problems, resolve conflict, suggest modalities of respiratory care and provide for proper utilization of service.
• Maintains, prepares and edits timesheets on a bi-weekly basis. Make corrections and adjustments to timecards/timesheets as necessary.
• Coordinates with Clinical Education for the provision of in-service activities for respiratory therapists, nursing staff and medical staff.
• Ensures compliance with established lines of authority. All changes or deviations from established policy and procedure will be thoroughly documented as a departmental communications record.
• Provides verbal evaluation of staff performances based on direct observation and adherence to evaluation criteria. Provides relevant mid-review of staff in order to identify deficiencies and recommend means to corrective action consistent with the nature of the specific problem.
• Orients and instructs current and new respiratory therapy staff on technical and clinical aspects of respiratory care in patient care areas.
• Responds to all Code Blue and STAT calls in accordance with established department and hospital policy. Directs and ensures prompt mobilization of designated respiratory therapy personnel and equipment during triage and emergency procedures.
• Monitors staff performance, lends assistance as needed and ensures proper recording of services performed.
• Supervises, performs and/or acts as the resource person for all respiratory staff on all diagnostic procedures includes, but not limited to: (Pulmonary Function Tests, Electrocardiogram, Exercise Tolerance Test, and Holter monitoring, etc.)
• Maintains and updates Respiratory Therapy Department Policies and Procedures and the Blood Gas Laboratory Policies and Procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MANDATORY MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience:

• Three (3) years of Respiratory Therapy experience; including one (1) year of supervisory experience.

Education:

• Bachelors of Science in Respiratory Therapy (BSRT) Degree accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).

Licensure/Certifications:

• Must maintain an active, unrestricted Respiratory Care State License in any U.S. State or Territory by completing the necessary Board of Respiratory Care requirements with respective state licensing board.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• Must possess and maintain valid American Heart Association (AHA) certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

**Please email degree, transcripts, license and certifications to vanessa.apachee@fdihb.org.

NAVAJO/INDIAN PREFERENCE:

FDIHB and its facilities are located within the Navajo Nation and, in accordance with Navajo Nation law, has implemented a Navajo/Indian Preference in Employment Policy. Pursuant to this Policy, applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for this position and who are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation will be given primary preference in hiring and employment for this position and members of other federally-recognized Indian tribes will be given secondary preference. Other candidates will be considered only after all candidates entitled to primary or secondary preference have been fully considered.