Respiratory Care Manager

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Ready to lead a high-performing team that makes a difference every day?

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Lead a team that plays a critical role in delivering exceptional patient care. UPMC St. Margaret is seeking an experienced Respiratory Care Manager to provide operational and clinical leadership for our Respiratory Care department. This full-time leadership opportunity offers primarily daylight hours, Monday through Friday, with flexible 8-hour shifts based on department needs. The ideal candidate is a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with strong leadership experience and a passion for developing teams, driving quality outcomes, and supporting patient-centered care. Experience with a Sleep Lab is preferred.

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This role includes 24/7 accountability for urgent departmental needs, meaning flexibility to provide leadership support during evenings, weekends, or holidays when necessary. While this is not a traditional on-call position, candidates should be comfortable being available to assist with critical department issues as they arise.

Why Join UPMC St. Margaret?

• Full-time leadership opportunity with primarily daylight hours

• Flexible Monday-Friday schedule with 8-hour shifts

• Lead and develop a dedicated Respiratory Care team

• Opportunity to impact patient care, department operations, and staff growth

• Competitive benefits and career advancement opportunities

Ready to take the next step in your respiratory leadership career? Apply today!

Responsibilities:

• Promote interdisciplinary partnerships and consultation of hospital staff and health care team through participation in committees and related activities to ensure appropriate care and services for patients and their families.

• Plan and implement a system to motivate staff development, including effective clinical orientation and continuing evaluation, including models of participative governance, for the cardiopulmonary technicians.

• Recommend or implement appropriate changes in patient care.

• Assist in developing the department budget and design ongoing strategies to ensure adherence to budget.

• Develop, recommend and administer policies, procedures and standards of care for the respiratory department within the Patient Care Division.

• Facilitate CQI/QA&I programs in assigned areas.

• Follow mandatory reporting procedures for any incident or serious event that did affect or potentially could have affected the clinical care of any patient.

• Develop and manage a system to ensure appropriate staffing.

• Ensure adequate scheduling.

• Serve as a clinical resource for respiratory services.

• Serve as a technical expert for respiratory care and provide consultation to members of the health car team on respiratory techniques and issues.

• Serve as a clinical resources for respiratory services.

• Develop and coach staff and ensure ongoing review of compliance with practice standards, appropriate counseling, corrective action and formal annual review.

• Manage assigned clinical operations within the respiratory department.

• Design a system to support customer satisfaction and guest relations to include patients, families and hospital staff.

• Develop, recommend and administer policies, procedures and standards of care for the respiratory department.

• Devise a system to monitor and evaluate patients' progress.

• Assist in interviewing and hiring staff.

• Graduate of a Co ARC (Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care) approved Respiratory program required. AMA-approved BS degree in Respiratory Therapy

• or BS in related

• or relevant field of study 4 years of progressively responsible clinical and supervisory experience required.

• Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania required for employees practicing in Pennsylvania.

• Basic Life Support or Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation required

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) required

• Respiratory therapists who receive their RRT credential from the NBRC after July 1, 2002 are required to maintain certification under the NBRC guidelines.Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. Employees practicing in Maryland: Respiratory Therapist License required.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Osteopathic Respiratory Care OR Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP)

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

• Act 33 with renewal

• Act 34 with renewal

• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran