Clinical Operations Manager

About the role

The Clinical Operations Manager (COM) for Respiratory Care Services (RCS) ensures that all programs, practices, policies, and procedures defining the provision of patient care and scope of practice for RCS are consistent with the Medical Center’s policies, goals, and quality standards.

The COM represents RCS on several medical center committees, is responsible for employee relations oversight, promotes employee engagement opportunities, personnel recruitment, personnel hiring and termination, and ensures that patients move safely and efficiently through the system, and that clinical teams have what they need – staff, space, equipment, and coordination – to deliver care without delay.

Responsibilities

• Ensure regulatory compliance and follow-up
• Represent RCS on medical center committees
• Oversee employee relations and promote engagement
• Recruit and terminate personnel
• Ensure patient flow and clinical team readiness
• Manage departmental resources and staffing
• Align staffing with real workload
• Support safe, compliant care delivery
• Facilitate alignment across service lines
• Translate frontline challenges into executive decisions

Requirements

• Current and valid CA Respiratory Care Practitioner License
• Current and valid Registered Respiratory Therapist credential from National Board for Respiratory Care
• American Heart Association (AHA) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS), or UC Davis Health CPR
• Bachelor's degree in a science or business field and / or equivalent experience / training
• Minimum five (5) years of experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist in an Acute Care Hospital

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the clinical and scientific basis and effects of Respiratory Care procedures, equipment and medications
• Ability to collect data and reports for the JC and the California Department of Public Health
• Adherence to departmental and hospital policies and procedures
• Professional communication in both verbal and written languages
• Basic computer skills and the ability to work on the computer for several hours each day

Skills

• Situational awareness
• Comfort with ambiguity
• Ability to act quickly with incomplete information
• Ability to develop credibility with clinical teams

Benefits

High quality and low-cost medical plans to choose from to fit your family's needs
Extensive leave benefits including Pregnancy and Parental Leave, Family & Medical Leave
Paid Holidays annually as stipulated in the UC Davis Health Policies or Collective Bargaining Agreement
Paid Time Off/Vacation/Sick Time as stipulated in the UC Davis Health Policies or Collective Bargaining Agreement
Continuing Education (CE) allowance and Education Reimbursement Program as stipulated in the UC Davis Health Policies or Collective Bargaining Agreement
Access to free professional development courses and learning opportunities for personal and professional growth
WorkLife and Wellness programs and resources
On-site Employee Assistance Program including access to free mental health services
Supplemental insurance offered including additional life, short/long term disability, pet insurance and legal coverage
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSFL) Qualified Employer & Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program for qualified roles
Retirement benefit options for eligible roles including Pension and other Retirement Saving Plans.