Director I Respiratory & Clinical Support Services
About the Role
We're searching for a Director of Respiratory & Clinical Support Services, someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you'll provide 24-hour accountability for the clinical, administrative, and human resources activities of Respiratory Care and other clinical support services departments. You'll ensure the delivery of high quality, developmentally appropriate patient and family centered care.
Responsibilities
- Provides 24-hour accountability for clinical, administrative, and HR activities across respiratory care and clinical support services
- Ensures delivery of high-quality, cost-effective patient care within a family-centered care environment
- Identifies and creates professional growth opportunities for leadership teams and staff
- Leads and participates in performance improvement initiatives to enhance care delivery and patient satisfaction
- Contributes to departmental budgeting, setting goals aligned with strategic initiatives
- Builds and maintains effective relationships with senior leadership, medical staff, and cross-functional teams while communicating key updates
- Supports and improves the departmental work environment and staff engagement
- Oversees development and implementation of clinical procedures and ensures appropriate staff competencies
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in respiratory care (Required)
- RCP Licensed Respiratory Care, from the Texas Medical Board (Required)
- RRT CERT Certified Registered Respiratory Therapist, by the National Board for Respiratory Care (Required)
- BLS Basic Life Support, American Heart Association (Preferred)
- Experience in a managerial role: 2 years (Required)
- Neonatal, pediatric, and adult respiratory therapy: 5 years (Required)
About Us
Texas Children's Hospital West Campus is Houston's first community hospital designed, built and equipped exclusively for children in one of the city's most rapidly growing communities in the area from Sugar Land to Bryan-College Station, Texas. Located at I-10 and Barker Cypress, our 515,007-square-foot hospital houses the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in the Greater West Houston area, four operating rooms, 16-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 46 acute care beds, advanced imaging services including MRI and CT scans, a neurophysiology sleep lab, a pathology lab and a full-scale pharmacy.
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