Respiratory Care Services Supervisor- Respiratory Care Services
Minimum Qualifications:
- Graduation from an approved school of Respiratory Therapy with a Bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Care or other healthcare-related specialty and five (5) years related experience, to include at least three (3) years of supervisory experience.
Job Description:
Directs and facilitates the flow of respiratory care activities of assigned shift to ensure optimal quality, cost, and service outcomes. Evaluates prescribed diagnosis, treatment, age group, development, and other identified needs in accordance with recognized techniques and established procedures.
Specific Job Related Duties:
- Plans, coordinates, forecasts, and directs the respiratory care activities on a specific shift.
- Identifies staffing and equipment requirements.
- Assigns personnel to required areas.
- Maintains clinical competencies to include direct patient care when necessary/appropriate.
- Routinely enforces established hospital, departmental, and sectional policies, procedures, and safety standards.
- Acts as a resource person for other personnel providing knowledge expertise to effect optimal utilization of sectional resources.
- Assesses employee performance.
- Counsels, mentors, and coaches shift personnel; recommends promotion or disciplinary action.
- Participates in the recruitment process.
- Discusses orders for respiratory care with physicians, nurses, supervisors.
- Participates as a member of the code and rapid response team.
- Operates and modifies, as necessary, all respiratory care equipment.
- Assists with the clinical training of respiratory care students and orientation of new employees.
- Assists in consultation for home care, percussion, and postural drainage patients.
- Performs arterial puncture for blood gas analysis.
- Participates in patient rounds.
- Attends and participates in continuing education programs.
- Participates in data collection and productivity reports.
- Responsible for maintenance of arterial blood gas machines.
- Responsible for code cart during and after all active codes.
- Monitors charge capture.
Salary Range:
| Salary commensurate with experience |
Equal Employment Opportunity
UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
