Respiratory Therapy Manager

Location: Jackson, TN - Inside of Jackson Madison General Hospital

Schedule: Full Time

Compensation: Based off of experience. Sign-on bonus: $12,000.00

About the role

Select Specialty Hospital - West TN is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. Each employee plays a vital role in doing that by living our cultural behaviors - celebrating success, owning the future, being patient-centered, creating change, thinking first and building trust.

At our company, we support your career growth and personal well-being:

• Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
• Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members.
• Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members.
• Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the daily operations of the respiratory therapy department, including staff interviews, employment decisions, orientation, performance evaluations, employee training and development, as well as inventory, equipment, and instrument issues.
• Share responsibility for employee engagement, recruitment, and retention.
• Implement company standards of care, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure all regulatory requirements are met regarding respiratory and point of care.
• Create and maintain a clinical schedule for safe staffing.
• Maintain clinical cost control.
• Coordinate and actively participate in Wean Team/Pulmonary Rounds and maintain a direct line of communication with pulmonary physicians to facilitate, implement, and routinely monitor weaning patients from mechanical ventilation. If protocols do not exist, work toward site-specific protocol implementation.
• Steer progressive clinical excellence through staff development while promoting continuous quality improvement.
• Teach and counsel patients and their families.
• Maintain competency in Rapid Response and code events.
• Site-Dependent: Function as Moderate Complexity Lab Manager over point of care testing and function as the Safety Officer, overseeing the Environment of Care.

Requirements

• Current State License.
• Active Registered Respiratory Therapist Credential (RRT) from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• Proof of graduation required: college transcript/diploma (preferred) or high school transcript/diploma or GED.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
• ACLS within 6 months of employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy required; Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Five years of experience as a Respiratory Therapist in an Acute Care setting.
• Two years of supervisory experience.

Benefits

• Extensive orientation program.
• Generous PTO for full-time team members.
• Comprehensive medical, prescription, vision, and dental plans for full-time team members.
• Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life and disability protection for full-time team members.