Supv Respiratory
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Job Location:
Knoxville, TN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Supervisor Respiratory Therapy
Full Time 72 Hours per pay period Day Shift
Fort Sanders Regional Overview:
Fort Sanders Regional is part of Covenant Health East Tennessees largest nonprofit health system and a Beckers Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare. Covenant Health includes nine hospitals and nearly 150 service locations offering employees a comprehensive benefits package with tuition reimbursement student loan assistance certification bonuses and leadership development programs.
Position Summary:
Supervises clinical staff in conjunction with performing clinician duties in a role model methodology.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates daily work assignments and prepares schedule for clinical staff.
- Monitors staffing of each shift to ensure adequate number of personnel are scheduled to provide patient care.
- Assists with collection of quality assurance data.
- Provides direct communication to staff and management.
- Available to clinical staff as consultant and resource person.
- Evaluates patients as related to therapy; communicates results to other therapists nursing staff and physicians when evaluation indicates need for change in treatment.
- Assumes responsibility of mentoring respiratory staff and orientation of new employees on shift worked.
- In conjunction with necessary departments coordinate clinical competence of all personnel performing respiratory care procedures.
- Performs assigned tasks and uses equipment with skill and accuracy.
- Maintains clean work area.
- Conducts in-service education under the direction of the manager.
- Provide personnel management to include staff placement discipline interviewing and orientation in conjunction with the Manager. Assist with performance appraisals and goal setting
- Assists with monitoring and maintaining department compliance to meet all regulatory agency requirements
- Act as a liaison to patients and other customers to provide timely and accurate communication and problem resolution
- Collaborates with the Manager / Director to identify learning needs of staff ensure participation and evaluate clinical competency.
- Collaborate with others to determine product standardization as needed.
- Assists with daily operations including: interdisciplinary meetings department statistics payroll charges and supply / equipment inventory.
- Follows policies procedures and safety standards. Completes required education assignments annually. Works toward achieving goals and objectives and participates in quality improvement initiatives as requested.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Education:
None specified; however must be sufficient to meet the standards for achievement of the below indicated license and/or certification as required by the issuing authority.
Minimum Experience:
A minimum of three (3) years clinical experience.
Licensure Requirement:
Licensed in the State of Tennessee as a Registered Respiratory Therapist with ABG endorsement and valid RRT credential by the National Board of Respiratory Care is required.
Key Skills
About Company
Covenant Health is the top-performing healthcare network in East Tennessee. Our experienced staff is ready to support your medical needs.
