Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Rotating Shift

Description:

At Saint Alphonsus Health System, we are looking for people who are living out their calling. We want you to be passionate about coming to work, and challenged to achieve your potential. Living by these virtues, we pride ourselves on exceptional service and the highest quality of care.

GENERAL SUMMARY AND PURPOSE:

• Participates in all aspects of performance management for the Respiratory Care Department, which includes recruiting, retention, hiring, firing, and salary recommendations of department staff. 

• Ensures the provision of education and competency of department staff meets facility and regulatory standards.  

• Facilitates regional operational programs and standardization of procedures as assigned by Regional Director within the Respiratory Care Departments for Boise, Nampa, Ontario and Baker City in conjunction with each site RT Supervisors, each reporting to the Regional Director of Critical Care and Emergency Services. 

• Expected to spend approximately 70 percent of scheduled time performing management functions and 30 percent of time performing patient care functions. 

• Ensures standardization of clinical and financial practices and procedures across the Saint Alphonsus Health System.    

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Program and Registered as a Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).

• Must maintain license to practice respiratory care in Idaho.

• Bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Therapy required. 

• 6 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

• Minimum of five years of experience as a respiratory care therapist and minimum of 2 years in a supervisory role required.

• Significant working knowledge or practical experience in all clinical areas of respiratory care.

• ACLS/PALS within 6 months of hire

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Meets Health System's Values, including interpersonal communication and professional conduct expectations.

• Demonstrates knowledge and skills to competently care for all assigned age groups (Child, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric as applicable).

• Revenue Management: Understands the integration between clinical activity, and charge management.

• Provides oversight to all aspects of unit charge capture and reconciliation across the Health System.

• Understands and oversees department charges, chargemaster process, charge capture processes and has the ability to execute charge capture and reconciliation processes across the Health System.

• Ensures the accuracy of documenting services and supplies provided to the patients.

• Performs budgeting, planning, program development with a patient centered focus to maintain the safety and quality of the Respiratory Care Departments across the Health System. 

• Maintains working relationships with other Medical Center departments and physicians. 

• Responds to requests and complaints from patients and their families. Serves on Medical Center committees and represents department. 

• Permanent member of the Respiratory Care Leadership Council.

• Serves in a staff role based on the unit specific staffing plan and day to day requirements of the unit. 

• On average, 40% of worked hours are allocated to shift leader role.

• Participates in all aspects of performance management, which includes recruiting, retention, hiring, firing, and salary recommendations of department staff. 

• Monitors department performance to annual plan and identifies opportunities to improve patient care and department productivity standards.

• Coordinates services to obtain the established goals for the unit.

• Provides supervision & leadership consistent with mission statement and strategic goals.

• Responsible for daily departmental operations, quality of care, program evaluation and development, and medical staff relations. 

• Coordinates planning and program development for equipment maintenance, materials management, staff and patient safety, and performance improvement. 

• Develops policies and procedures and ensures they are reviewed, revised and implemented in appropriate time frames. 

• Performs routine performance audits of staff to ensure compliance to department and facility policies and procedures.

• Responsible for the development of the monthly work schedule. 

• Holds monthly staff meetings.

• Responsible for developm