Respiratory Director

Louisville Gardens located in Louisville, Ohio is seeking a Full Time Respiratory Unit Director to join our amazing team!

We offer premium pay and benefits! "Great Place to Work" Certified

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following; other duties may be assigned.

• Responsible for all supervision of Vent unit staff and ensuring that their work is satisfactory and following policies and procedures
• Responsible for interviewing and hiring Vent unit staff
• Responsible for scheduling and the coordination of RTs schedules and monitor attendance
• Responsible that all Vent unit (and all facility staff, as applicable) staff is oriented and has competencies completed for vent unit
• Responsible for compliance of staff in-services
• Responsible for ordering supplies needed for Respiratory Services
• Responsible for audits of all charts on unit
• Responsible for auditing all new admissions on unit
• Responsible for auditing Respiratory charting
• Responsible for disciplining staff per company policies.
• Responsible to attend care conferences
• Responsible for attending daily morning meetings and Clinical Meetings, including weekly At-Risk and UR meetings
• Receive report from Respiratory Therapist
• Monitor vent units labs
• Monitor that Assessments are done in a timely fashion.
• Ensure that policies and procedures specific to Respiratory Unit are up to date and that all staff are familiar with policies and procedures
• Primary contact between Nursing and RTs
• Primary contact with Pulmonologist
• Primary contact with family members on the unit that may have any concerns, either respiratory or any other care concerns (guardian angel)
• Review referrals that are relevant to the respiratory unit including doing on-sites if necessary.
• Ensure respiratory admissions are handled and prepared and all equipment and settings are set up before admission arrives
• Ensure that all orders are received in a timely manner and clarified if necessary
• Assist staff in completing initial admissions assessment
• Assist staff in clinical procedures if needed including trach changes

JOB REQUIREMENTS : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. These requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, minimum education, training, licensure, experience, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE : High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months' related experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. The completion of an approved school for respiratory therapy.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES : Active State Respiratory Care Practitioner License.

Job Type : Full-Time

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