Dir/Respiratory/Cardiopul Svcs

WHO WE ARE & WHAT WE DO

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) is a private, nonprofit community-based healthcare system that provides advanced care to a 21-county region in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a career destination with nearly 6,000 colleagues who reflect the diversity of our community.

TMH is the region's healthcare leader and top provider of advanced care with a 772-bed acute care hospital and the region's only:

• Level II Trauma Center
• Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
• Pediatric Intensive Care
• The most advanced cancer, heart and vascular, orthopedic & surgery programs in the Panhandle

Our system also includes a psychiatric hospital, multiple specialty care centers, four residency programs and nearly 40 affiliated physician practices.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your Role:

• Is responsible for the overall coordination, operation, management, guidance, and control (including clinical services provided 24 hours/day, 7 days/week) of the Respiratory Care, Vascular Access Team [VAT] , and Inpatient Renal Dialysis departments, resulting in profitable growth, financial conservation, and the highest patient care quality.
• Serves as a clinical and administrative resource to physicians, administrators, and others (as required), ensuring the department's efficient operation and a positive interface with all Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) departments and staff members.
• Participates actively in department activities, multidisciplinary team activities, and TMH activities.
• Ensures individualized, patient-centered health care for all patient populations.
• Provides good clinical outcomes.
• Uses resources cost-effectively.
• Garners high employee, patient, and physician satisfaction scores.
• Demonstrates integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence (I CARE values).
• Communicates information timely via appropriate channels.
• Displays an understanding of diversity.
• Manages departmental budget.
• Meet goals/expectations established over the previous year.
• Manages human resources.
• Meets or exceeds all The Joint Commission (TJC) requirements.
• Solves problems; recommends sound solutions.
• Enhances and contributes to a safe environment for all colleagues, visitors, and patients.
• Performs miscellaneous duties not expressly described herein.

Reports To:

• Exec Dir/Clinical Ops (job code (JC): 100201)

Supervises:

• Manager/Respiratory Care (JC: 441201)
• RN [Registered Nurse]/Nurse Manager (JC: 031001)
• Respiratory Therapy Supervisor (443702)
• Respiratory Care Edu Coord (JC: 447802)
• Navigator (JC: 440702)
• Respiratory Care QA [Quality Assurance] Specialist (JC: 443602)

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO APPLY

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, healthcare administration, or a science field.

Preferred Education:

• Master's degree in business administration, healthcare administration, or a science field.

Required Experience:

• Five (5) years of experience in all areas of respiratory care.
  • Including three (3) years of management experience in a healthcare setting.

Preferred Experience:

• Ten (10) years job related experience.
  • Including five (5) years of management experience in a healthcare setting.

Required Certification/License/Registry:

• Licensed as a respiratory care practitioner in accordance with Florida Statutes (FS), Title XXXII (Regulation of Professions and Occupations), Chapter 468 (Miscellaneous Professions and Occupations), Part V (Respiratory Therapy).
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the National Board of Respiratory Care or its successor.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification from an approved provider.

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Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen, background check, reference verification, health assessment, and credential/license verification.