Respiratory Therapy Supervisor

Oversees the staffing and patient care operations for the section of accountability and covers, as needed, the other areas in the absence of respective staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs duties listed in the Lead Respiratory Therapist job description
• Coordinates patient care operations, maintains optimal staffing levels in relation to qualification and patient volume, and acts as a resource to staff on patient care concerns to ensure quality service and compliance.
• Train and develop staff to ensure retention of most effective employees by assessing needs and addressing performance and behavior strength/weakness through the timely use of coaching, feedback, performance appraisals, corrective actions, and termination procedures of staff.
• Monitor and assess patient and equipment during therapy, document pertinent patient information observed, troubleshoot equipment and intervene as warranted.
• Assists in the development and revision of department and protocol implementation policy & procedures, protocol forms, assessment grids, and caremaps as needed in order to maintain unrestricted TJC accreditation, compliance to the State of Illinois and Wisconsin, Administrative Codes and other regulatory agencies.
• Makes clinical rounds to the units to enhance departmental image and lines of communication with other departments.
• Investigates new patient service modalities, equipment and facility needs to continually upgrade services offered by Mercyhealth System.
• Assists Manager to effectively interview, select and hire staff as needed to maintain budgeted FTE's
• and accomplish department service/business goals.
• Assist in the annual preparation of budget and volume assumptions. Inform manager and medical director of physician/policy issues.
• Ensure adequate inventory of supplies and assist with the ongoing evaluation of equipment and supplies, submitting appropriate recommendations to manager.
• Oversees billing and charting activities to ensure the quality of data.
• Monitors equipment availability and staff knowledge of equipment use and repair, to ensure quality patient service. Serves as skills validator to ensure competencies of staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Care Program
Bachelors preferred
Minimum 5 years clinical experience required
Intermediate human resources management skills as evidenced through prior supervisory training and/ or experience

Certification and Licensure

RRT
CPR, ACLS, PALS, NRP
IL and/ or WI Respiratory Care Practitioner license

Mercyhealth offers a generous total rewards package to eligible employees including, but not limited to:

* Comprehensive Benefits Package: Mercyhealth offers a retirement plan with competitive matching contribution, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, life and disability coverage, access to flexible spending plans, and a variety of other discounted voluntary benefit options.

* Competitive Compensation: Mercyhealth offers market competitive rates of pay and participates in various shift differential and special pay incentive programs.

* Paid Time Off: Mercyhealth offers a generous paid time off plan, which increases with milestone anniversaries, to allow employees the opportunity for a great work-life balance.

* Career Advancement: Mercyhealth offers a number of educational assistance programs and career ladders to support employees in their educational journey and advancement within Mercyhealth.

* Employee Wellbeing: Mercyhealth has a focus on wellbeing for employees across the organization and offers a number of tools and resources, such as an employer-sponsored health risk assessment and a Wellbeing mobile application, to assist employees on their wellbeing journey.

* Additional Benefits: Mercyhealth employees have access to our internal and external employee assistance programs, employee-only discount packages, paid parental and caregiver leaves, on-demand pay, special payment programs for patient services, and financial education to help with retirement planning.