Director Respiratory Services

Introduction

Are you ready to manage in a new era as a Director Respiratory Services where building a healthier tomorrow is more than a job? Our HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake team is committed to partnership, innovation, legacy and improving more lives in more ways. Share your resume today.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Our teams are dedicated to improving human life. Each year about five percent of all U.S. hospital services happen at an HCA Healthcare facility. Be an impact as a(an) Director Respiratory Services where your passion for leading and creativity are valued? We want your knowledge and expertise!

Job Summary and Qualifications

Manages operations and coordinates the activities of the Respiratory Care, Pulmonary Lab and Sleep Lab Departments and all of the staff therein. The Director demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age appropriate care to neonate, infant, children, adolescent, adult, and Geriatric patients. Must be able to facilitate all operations of multiple Blood Gas Laboratories.

What you will do in the role:

• Management of the Respiratory personnel in the performance of respiratory and cardiac procedures according to hospital policies and procedures.
• Responsible for all operations of multiple blood gas laboratories. This includes proficiency testing, policies and procedures and semi annual inspections by the College of American Pathologists.
• Hiring, firing, pay decisions, employee counseling, and employee evaluations.
• Personnel management to include employee satisfaction and attitude, acknowledgement of positive performance, and creating a culture where employees feel valued, are inspired, and behave like owners.
• Consults with and advises the Medical Staff, Medical Director, Respiratory Staff, and Cardiopulmonary Staff concerning the respiratory/cardiopulmonary care services.
• Insures appropriate delivery of respiratory/cardiopulmonary care procedures and recording of therapy and results of treatment on the medical record by maintaining a continuous Quality Improvement Program.

What qualifications you will need:

• Minimum of 5 years in Respiratory Care staff position and 2 years experience in a management position. Adult ICU, neonatal ICU, pediatrics, and emergency room experience necessary.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support
• (RRT/RCP-State) Respiratory Therapist/Practitioner license
• Bachelors Degree required

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is a 530+ bed hospital where sophisticated, world-class medicine meets the comfort, care and convenience of a community hospital . For more than 40 years, we have proudly been providing high quality, cost-effective, comprehensive healthcare to the Houston Bay Area. We opened our doors in 1972 and now employ 2,000+ staff members and 900+ physicians in a wide range of specialties. Our specialists offer more talent and experience than any other hospital in the region. We are a Level II Trauma Center and the only exclusive heart hospital south of Houston . Our accredited center provides nationally-recognized care in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery of cardiovascular diseases. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake offers a variety of other services, including Woman Services, Pediatric Care, Breast Diagnostic Center, ACR-accredited Imaging Center, Wound Care Treatment Center featuring Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and much more. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the Worlds Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

If this is the kind of dynamic growth opportunity that compels you, apply for the Director Respiratory Services role. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.