Supervisor, Pulmonary Function

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Position Summary:

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Supervisor, Pulmonary Function Bellevue Hospital.

Clinical responsibilities:

General supervision of all laboratory activities

Training, supervision, and annual evaluation of all laboratory staff (technical and clerical)

Establish testing procedures and laboratory protocols for manual of operations.Review and update periodically (annually) and as needed.

Evaluation of each patient request to determine relevant pulmonary function tests

Presence during testing procedures that require direct physician supervision (e.g. methacholine challenge, cardiopulmonary exercise and esophageal manometry)

Review of tests for quality, accuracy and adequacy before patient leaves laboratory

Laboratory technical support:

Responsibility for technical functioning and maintenance of laboratory equipment

Oversee troubleshooting of equipment malfunction and associated repairs

Establish biological controls for ongoing quality assurance of PFT measurements

Oversee ordering of disposable and other laboratory equipment

Coordinate purchasing of new and replacement of old testing equipment

Oversight over ordering medical gases for testing and patient treatment

Supervise compliance with storage and handling of medical gases

Supervision over sterilization of reusable equipment

Supervision over maintenance and replacement of laboratory code cart

Laboratory administration:

Supervision of patient appointments, scheduling and work flow

Coordinate staffing, vacations, coverage during illnesses / absences, etc

Interface with Bellevue administration

Collaborate with Bellevue IT to develop and implement electronic transfer of test data and corresponding interpretations to Bellevue EMR

Generate laboratory workload statistics

Design and supervise performance improvement projects

Prepare laboratory for regulatory inspections (e.g. JCAHO)

Minimum Qualifications:

To qualify you must have a Bachelors Degree or equivalent in respiratory care as recognized by the New York State Board for Respiratory Therapy; New York State respiratory technician license; computer competency, including basic understanding of, and ability to work with, Microsoft Windows and pulmonary function software programs. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Two years full time acute care hospital PFT laboratory experience including at least 1 year PFT laboratory management experience

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

NYU Grossman School of Medicine provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where youll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Grossman School of Medicine is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.

NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $67,771.14 $112,951.35 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.