Respiratory Care Coordinator II Cystic Fibrosis & Regulatory

About the Role

This position is responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and implementing respiratory care programs for patients with various respiratory conditions including Community Acquired Pneumonia (COP), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), asthma, or related conditions. Key responsibilities include:

• Working with managers, physicians, and health care staff to identify and resolve pulmonary care system and equipment issues.
• Providing advanced respiratory consultation to patients, family members, and caregivers on education and care plans prior to discharge.
• Developing and coordinating respiratory education programs within the organization and for the community to promote awareness and prevention of pulmonary illnesses.
• Developing and overseeing quality programs and leading maintenance to ensure optimal operation of equipment and instruments.
• Leading pulmonary care functions that expedite patient work-up and follow-up in hospitals and/or clinics.

Responsibilities

• Promotes learning and collaboration: Proactively provides resources, advice, and expertise to coworkers and stakeholders. Builds relationships, listens to feedback, and influences others through technical explanations and recommendations.
• Adapts to change: Embraces new responsibilities, learns from challenges, and champions change while helping others adapt.
• Facilitates team collaboration: Completes work autonomously, supports business projects, and encourages adherence to policies. Collaborates cross-functionally to solve complex problems and monitor progress.
• Demonstrates clinical expertise: Integrates industry best practices, ensures departmental standards align with evidence-based care, and provides education to members, families, and healthcare teams.
• Maintains safe and compliant care: Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, supports safety protocols, reports hazards, and maintains confidentiality of patient and staff records.
• Contributes to operations management: Promotes effective resource allocation, manages equipment and supplies, and implements data-driven improvements for service delivery.
• Coordinates patient care: Conducts assessments, develops care plans, addresses patient needs, coordinates with interdisciplinary teams, and advocates for patient safety and treatment efficacy.
• Ensures quality care: Resolves service issues, collaborates to improve efficiency and access, and develops new products/services aligned with company goals.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Respiratory Therapy and minimum of six (6) years of experience in respiratory therapy or a directly related field, or
• Minimum seven (7) years of experience in respiratory therapy or a directly related field.
• Minimum one (1) year of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
• Respiratory Care Practitioner License (California) required at hire.
• Registered Respiratory Therapist Certificate required at hire.
• Basic Life Support certification required at hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Care, Health Care Administration, or a related field.

Skills

Core Skills:

• Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
• Attention to Detail
• Business Knowledge
• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Cross-Group Collaboration
• Decision Making
• Dependability
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
• Drives Results
• Facilitation Skills
• Health Care Industry Knowledge
• Influencing Others
• Integrity
• Learning Agility
• Organizational Savvy
• Problem Solving
• Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
• Teamwork
• Topic-Specific Communication

Functional Skills:

• Asthma Care
• Pulmonary Care
• Respiratory Equipment
• Care Coordination
• Clinical Quality Expertise
• Health Care Data Analytics
• Intercultural Skills
• Maintain Files and Records
• Patient Advocacy
• Patient Assessment
• Patient Education
• Patient Safety
• Quality Assurance and Effectiveness
• Quality Improvement
• Service Focus
• Time Management

Benefits

Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency.

Pay

The posted pay range is $48.84 - $63.19 per hour. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

Schedule

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Shift: Day
• Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
• Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM
• Working Hours End: 05:30 PM
• Job Schedule: Full-time
• Worker Location: Onsite