Supervisor - Respiratory Therapist
Mary Washington Healthcare
Fredericksburg, VA
Nights

Start the day excited to make a difference…end the day knowing you did.  Come join our team.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Participates in the selection, hiring, and orientation for staff; and in all phases of the performance management process (planning, feedback/coaching/appraisal).
• Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion and coordinates activities with other leaders.
• Assists Respiratory management in developing, administering, and monitoring the departmental budget to ensure cost-effective operations within authorized budget allocations.
• Assists with the development, revision, and enforcement of departmental policies, procedures, protocols, and standards to ensure quality care, efficiency, and procedural compliance.
• Oversees scheduling and performance of patient’s treatments to ensure smooth daily operations and quality services.
• Monitors Respiratory Services quality and safety.
• Oversees operations and supervises section’s resources to assure efficient and effective performance of services provided.
• Monitoring and facilitating patient flow and exam prioritization;
• Ensuring equipment and supplies are available and working properly
• Facilitating coverage of unscheduled staff vacancies
• Approving the calling in of back-up or retention of existing staff as needed
• Resolving customer service and quality/performance issues
• Ensuring completion of daily safety checks and other required quality checks
• Leads staff meetings with department leadership to communicate information, discuss safety/quality/regulatory issues, and monitor continued understanding and compliance with MWH and departmental policies.
• Maintains competency in the use of EPIC, and other information management systems and serves as a resource to staff regarding the functionality of these systems.
• Initiates performance improvement activities for Respiratory Therapy utilizing a FOCUS PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) approach to improvement.
• Serves as a liaison between staff, physicians, other healthcare providers, nurse leaders and customers.
• Establishes effective work relationships and maintains effective communications with all customers.
• Evaluates and resolves customer satisfaction and quality/performance issues in a timely manner.
• Conducts subject research, evaluates, recommends, and implements new programs, services, technologies, and operations tools in collaboration with department and physician leaders.
• Maintains skills in clinical respiratory therapy by taking clinical assignments as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree in Respiratory Therapy required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner in good standing within the Commonwealth of Virginia required.
• American Heart Associate (AHA) BLS and ACLS required.
• NRP certification required within 6 months from date of hire.
• Five (5) years clinical Respiratory Therapy experience required.
• One to two (1-2) years leadership experience required.

As an EOE/AA employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.