Clinical Manager - Respiratory Care Services - Nights

Full Time (80 Hours/Biweekly)

Shift: Nights

General Summary

Assists with the development and evaluation of Respiratory Care Services. The Clinical Manager is a leader, innovator, and change agent who impacts on the improvement of quality respiratory care to patients. Provides expert and complex clinical and technical respiratory training to the respiratory care staff; functions as a consultant to other health care providers within the hospital and the community; develops and monitors implementation of new respiratory care techniques and standards of practice; exercises clinical leadership through practice, development of staff, and research. Additionally, this position will perform in depth and comprehensive patient evaluations that will assess the efficacy and appropriateness of care; therapeutic status, educational needs and rehabilitative potential of the patient in order to more effectively coordinate the Disease Management process and act as a liaison between Respiratory Staff, Physicians, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Social Services and other healthcare disciplines as well as the patient, the patients' family and/or caretaker.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrates service excellence and patient and family centered care by showing respect, honesty, fairness and a positive attitude toward all customers.
• Maintains confidentiality.
• Demonstrates dependability, to include attendance and punctuality.
• Is accountable - takes initiative and ownership of issues.
• Displays a professional demeanor. Represents hospital in a positive way. Has a compassionate working relationship with patients and families.
• Assumes personal responsibility for 2-way communication. Communicates and listens effectively with patients, families, coworkers, other departments, physicians/providers and community.
• Supports coworkers, initiatives and a patient and family centered philosophy; pitches in; does own part and helps others.
• Works to continuously improve work environment/processes (Performance Improvement). Demonstrates a patient and family centered focus when considering/developing improvement solutions.
• Represents willingness/enthusiasm to create, embrace and facilitate change.
• Develops self and others; supports a learning environment; leads by example. Encourages patients and families to give feedback and suggestions for improvement.
• Develops working relationships critical to the organization including patients, families, coworkers, other departments, physicians/providers and community.
• Encourages others by providing recognition and support.
• Improves employee and organization's performance by removing roadblocks and empowering staff to take ownership and to be self-directed.
• Ensures that a performance improvement plan and/or disciplinary action is initiated where needed to assist employees to achieve performance standards.
• Thinks critically; utilizes sound judgment; promptly reports potential risks.
• Maintains state of art knowledge of area of specialty, healthcare trends and practice, and populations served.
• Maintains a level of computer literacy appropriate to their role.
• Meets and maintains current all unit specific and organizational skills/competencies, certifications/licensures, as required.
• Completes hospital-required reviews, e.g. HIPAA, safety, health screening, care concerns, and others as assigned.
• Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals.
• Completes required reports (e.g. PI Dash Boards, benchmarks, etc.) on time.
• Insures that 100% of all employees have current licenses, completed yearly health checks, CPR, orientation or re-orientation, where applicable.
• Completes 100% of employee evaluations on time, in a thoughtful and constructive manner. For non-bargaining employees, follows established guidelines for recommended increases.
• Displays ability and skill in budget development, monitoring, and remaining within budgetary limits. Flexes costs downward when necessary, especially when scheduling and monitoring hours worked.
• Evaluates operations from a workflow perspective and responds appropriately, redesigns per customer needs and competitive benchmarks.
• Utilizes appropriate mechanisms to solve problems and resolve conflict. Directs staff to do same.
• Attends and actively participates/leads unit-based meetings, serves on Department of Patient Services committees and/or task forces as requested and as appropriate.
• Keeps Director updated regarding unit/personnel/patient activities.
• Demonstrates flexibility in response to role changes necessitated by unit activity, organizational change and future direction.
• Works with staff to improve ownership of their practice, process and performance.
• Acts as effective resource for staff and demonstrates leadership through clinical practice, coaching, supervision, teaching and professional attitudes and behaviors.
• Advocates to ensure that goals/expected outcomes for patient care are set mutually with the patient and pertinent others.
• Facilitates student experiences through cooperation and collaboration with faculty.
• Responds appropriately to emergency situations.
• Fosters a practice environment that supports interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Reviews charge reports. Assimilates staffing, equipment, and clinical priorities.
• Meets deadlines for budgeting and scheduling input.
• Meets quarterly with all staff to ensure completion of goals and training.
• Promotes autonomy and critical thinking.
• Ensures that core competencies and training records are up to date.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates structure, process and outcome standards for the education, competency, and orientation programs for respiratory care.
• Completes special projects and research tasks as assigned.
• Assists in the development of new projects or processes.
• Assesses patients for efficacious response to therapy.
• Communicates recommendations as to type and frequency of therapeutic modalities to Physicians.
• Monitors and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
• Coordinates patient care with Physicians and other patient care disciplines.
• Participates in medical team rounds, evaluates care provided by RCP and collaborates with healthcare team to ensure quality patient care.
• Assists in developing hospital and post discharge patient care plans as a component of the Disease Management Process and in compliance with The Joint Commission (TJC) Hospital Accreditation Standards (HAS)
• Serves as a clinical and technical resource to the Respiratory, Nursing, and Physician Staff.
• Performs advanced respiratory care modalities.

Qualifications

Minimum Education:

• Associates Degree Respiratory Therapy Required
• Bachelors Degree Respiratory Therapy (within 36 months of hire) Required

Work Experience:

• Less than 1 year Experience applying customer service behaviors and communication skills required Required
• 5 years Respiratory in acute care Preferred
• 1 year Leadership/management Preferred
• Less than 1 year Management and Staff Development Preferred
• Less than 1 year Computerized documentation Required
• Less than 1 year NICU Preferred

Licenses:

• Licensed Respiratory Therapist Upon Hire Required
• Heartsaver First Aid CPR/AED within 180 days Required
• Neonatal Resusc Prg within 180 days Required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 180 days Required
• Ped Adv Life Support within 180 days Required

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Core Values: Integrity, Compassion, Excellence, Service
• Annual Health Screening with Infection Control and Blood Borne Pathogens Education
• Safety Awareness: Hospital Fire, Safety, and Disaster Procedures
• Confidentiality: Maintains Employee and Patient Confidentiality
• Attendance: Regular attendance is an essential function of the position
• Character: Attitude, Integrity, Role Modeling
• Job Performance: Results Orientation, Customer Focus, Decision Making, Awareness
• Interpersonal Skills: Communication, Relationship-building, Team Player, Celebration
• Innovation: Breakthrough Thinking, Knowledge-Building/Sharing, Coaching/Empowering, System Vision & Management

Benefits Offered:

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Education assistance
• Financial education and support, including DailyPay
• Expanded Paid Parental Leave

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