Supervisor, Respir Care Serv - CMC - Huntsville

Respiratory Therapist Position

The mission of Correctional Managed Care is to address the healthcare needs of underserved patient populations within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD).

Job Summary:

Directs and facilitates the flow of respiratory care activities of assigned shift to ensure optimal quality, cost, and service outcomes. Evaluates prescribed diagnosis, treatment, age group, development, and other identified needs in accordance with recognized techniques and established procedures.

Essential Job Functions:

• Plans, coordinates, forecasts, and directs the respiratory care activities on a specific shift.
• Identifies staffing and equipment requirements.
• Assigns personnel to required areas.
• Maintains clinical competencies to include direct patient care when necessary/appropriate.
• Routinely enforces established hospital, departmental, and sectional policies, procedures, and safety standards.
• Acts as a resource person for other personnel providing knowledge expertise to effect optimal utilization of sectional resources.
• Assesses employee performance.
• Counsels, mentors, and coaches shift personnel; recommends promotion or disciplinary action.
• Participates in the recruitment process.
• Discusses orders for respiratory care with physicians, nurses, supervisors.
• Participates as a member of the code and rapid response team.
• Operates and modifies, as necessary, all respiratory care equipment.
• Assists with the clinical training of respiratory care students and orientation of new employees.
• Assists in consultation for home care, percussion, and postural drainage patients.
• Performs arterial puncture for blood gas analysis.
• Participates in patient rounds.
• Attends and participates in continuing education programs.
• Participates in data collection and productivity reports.
• Responsible for maintenance of arterial blood gas machines.
• Responsible for code cart during and after all active codes.
• Monitors charge capture.
• Monitors omnicell usage and charges.
• Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
• Performs related duties as required.

Equipment: Standard respiratory care equipment.

Work Environment:

• Work environment is located in a comfortable indoor area.
• Conditions such as noise, odors, cramped workspace and/or fumes could sometimes cause discomfort.
• Moderate to extreme physical effort may be required such as walking, standing and lifting materials, equipment, objects, and/or patients.
• Occasional lifting may be heavy and awkward, over 50 lbs.
• Vision, hearing, talking, and sense of touch abilities must be adequate enough to enable one to quickly and accurately perform tasks such as: performing a physical assessment to include lung sounds, equipment alarms, reading small print, reading from monitoring equipment, defining details, sending and receiving clear and accurate verbal communication.
• Frequent periods of concentrated or focused attention will be needed to interpret visual, auditory, and sensory inputs.
• Shift work may be required.
• Alertness and careful attention to detail will be required to avoid injury.
• May be exposed to such occupational hazards as communicable diseases, radiation, chemotherapeutic agents, and disoriented or combative patients.
• May be required to be on standby and work extended shifts in situations deemed necessary by area leadership.

Location within the confines of a prison, jail or juvenile detention center.

Security clearance is required; pre-employment drug testing is also required.

Required Education/Experience:

• Graduation from an approved school of Respiratory Therapy with a Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care or other healthcare-related specialty.
• Five (5) years related experience, to include at least three (3) years of supervisory experience.
• Must be a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) and maintain credentials with the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC), as well as licensure as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) with the Texas Department of State Health Services.
• Must have current BLS-HP and ACLS.

Salary is commensurate with years of relevant work experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.