Director Respiratory Therapy

About the role

Rio Grande Regional Hospital seeks a Director Respiratory Therapy to join their dedicated team. This role involves managing respiratory care staff, monitoring financial activities, assisting in budget preparation, and offering leadership development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Accepts responsibility for managing and utilizing resources in a fiscally responsible and ethical manner.
• Uses hospital resources effectively.
• Staffs according to fluctuations in volume to achieve established productivity goals within 5%.
• Implements corrective action plans and provides justification for negative productivity and operating expense variance.
• Completes yearly operational and capital budgets by due dates.
• Supports hospital’s resource utilization plan as defined in individual’s department specific goals.
• Recommends space and other resources needed by the departments.
• Participates in selecting outside sources for needed services.
• Consistently demonstrates professional behavior and exhibits strong leadership skills.
• Demonstrates effective communication, delegation, empowerment, and negotiation skills.
• Motivates employees.
• Improves and/or maintains high employee morale as measured by the employee satisfaction survey.
• Successfully at implementing change and managing and resolving conflict.
• Participates in the continual viability of the facility through program development.
• Serves as a resource to Senior Management.
• Integrates department’s services with the hospital’s primary functions and with other departments.
• Maintains a commitment toward organizational success and patient centered values.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support required (RRT/RCP-State).
• Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner license.
• Bachelor's Degree required.

Skills

Your passion for leading and creativity are valued. You should demonstrate professional behavior, strong leadership skills, effective communication, delegation, empowerment, and negotiation skills. You must be able to motivate employees, improve morale, implement change, and resolve conflicts.

Benefits

Rio Grande Regional Hospital offers a comprehensive total rewards package including:

• Comprehensive medical coverage with no-cost or low-copay services.
• Prescription drug and behavioral health coverage.
• Free telemedicine services and AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional dental and vision benefits.
• Life and disability coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Supplemental health protection plans.
• Auto and home insurance.
• Identity theft protection.
• Legal counseling.
• Long-term care coverage.
• Moving assistance.
• Pet insurance.
• Consumer discounts.
• Employee Health Assistance Fund.
• Referral services.
• Education assistance.
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program.
• Employee Health Assistance Fund.

Pay

The pay for this role is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The schedule for this role is typically full-time, but details can vary by location.

Company Information

Rio Grande Regional Hospital is a full-service hospital in McAllen, Texas, serving the Rio Grande Valley for over 30 years. The hospital has 320+ beds and a team of more than 500 physicians representing 35+ specialties. HCA Healthcare is recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute and spends an estimated $3.7 billion annually on charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.