Jobs for People with MS: National MS Society

Job Description:

This role is accountable for providing leadership for Respiratory Therapy Clinical Services for assigned facilities, and coordination with other clinical services and clinical programs. This includes strategic planning, quality patient outcomes, financial management, marketing, operations, customer relations, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, and personnel staffing and development.

This role will support the following care sites: Layton, McKay Dee, Bear River, Cassia, Logan, Park City, Heber Valley.

Essential Functions

• Oversees Respiratory Care Services for assigned facilities at Intermountain Healthcare.

• Provides strategic direction for business operations, including short and long-term objectives, goals, and success measures.

• Collaborates with medical director, facility leadership, and system colleagues in the development and implementation of goals.

• Builds a cohesive team and promotes engagement. Maintains good working relationships between Respiratory and other Intermountain departments, facility and system leadership, and physicians. Models and fosters an environment of professionalism.

• Represents Respiratory Care operations to clinical, facility, and system leadership.

• Oversees the effective management of human resource programs. Identifies staffing needs and works with facility managers to oversee recruiting, hiring, retention, terminating, disciplinary actions, performance evaluations, and scheduling. Maintains focus on development and succession planning. Coaches and mentors service line leadership. Assists with other challenging HR issues as needed.

• Accountable to develop and maintain a professional staffing model with qualified leaders.

• Enforces policies and procedures and adherence to regulatory requirements from Intermountain, accrediting entities, government agencies and other applicable regulating bodies. Oversees all training and education.

• Ensures the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care through ongoing process evaluation. Responsible for the overall culture of safety in service line to include ensuring proper policies and procedures are in place.

• Reviews benchmark data and provides leadership in reaching or exceeding industry standards.

• Proactively identifies best practices and regulation changes in the field and implements needed changes into policies and processes.

• Accountable for financial management associated with business operation, including the development, implementation, and monitoring of annual capital/operation and personnel (FTE) budgets. Provides support and education to department managers for meeting financial goals.

• Responsible for coordinating resources for maximum quality, productivity and efficiency.

• Acts as a role model through the demonstration of personal professional development, continuous learning and competency improvement. Participates in and contributes to educational offerings and visibility in professional organizations.

• Ensures that processes and programs are in place to support the achievement of patient experience and service quality goals. Participates in community outreach activities and supports staff participation in such efforts.

• Leads and oversees Respiratory organization committees as assigned.

Skills

• Leadership

• Accountability

• Health Care Systems

• Verbal and Written Communication

• Patient Safety

• Respiratory Care

• Patient Outcomes

• Professional Etiquette

• Data analysis

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).

• Current state license to practice as a Respiratory Therapist

• Valid/active NBRC credential.

• Three (3) years respiratory management experience.

• Experience using word processing, spreadsheet, database, internet, email, and scheduling applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution (degree will be verified).

• Experience working in an integrated healthcare system

• Experience in designing and conducting research, analyzing data, and writing research findings for submission to peer-reviewed publications and professional presentations.

Physical Requirements:

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.

• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.

• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

• May have the same physical requirements as those of clinical or patient care jobs, when the leader takes clinical shifts.

• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location:

Vine Street Office Building

Work City:

Murray

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$66.41 - $102.52

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here (https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/benefits) .

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.