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***Day-off during the week set by the employee with some flexibility to change with notice***

• No Weekends
• 8-hour day shift (7a-330p)
• Benefit Eligible

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Principle Responsibilities

• Coordinates daily operations of the Respiratory Care Department.
  • Identifies and responds to changes and/or problems with department activities.
  • Collaborates with staff to ensure quality and scope of service.
  • Adjusts staffing and approves OT based on predetermined guidelines.
  • Participates in direct patient care, when necessary.
• Supervises Respiratory Care staff.
  • Recruits and hires for respiratory care positions.
  • Onboards, orients, and provides ongoing coaching, mentoring and support to staff.
  • Provides leadership, management, oversight and work direction. Establishes clear expectations and deliverables.
  • Conducts annual evaluations and necessary corrective action for assigned staff.
  • Determines workload balance and distributes volume of work among staff.
• Ensures compliance with regulatory standards.
  • Designs work processes and direct work performance to be in compliance with all policies, rules and regulations, accreditation standards and laws that apply.
  • Ensures all departmental mandatory education and competency requirements are completed.
• Establishes and maintains departmental quality standards.
  • Challenges staff to enhance customer service by setting high standards and promoting their involvement.
  • Collects and analyzes departmental data related to customer satisfaction.
  • Follows through to resolve customer concerns promptly and professionally.
  • Identifies opportunities to improve care and responds appropriately.
• Identifies and assesses patient and employee safety issues.
  • Analyzes data, develops action plans and implements processes to address patient and employee safety issues.
  • Protects patients, self and others from injury and accidents by maintaining a safe environment and using equipment properly.
  • Reviews all patient and employee occurrences, takes corrective action, and reports appropriately within established timeframes.
  • Assesses effectiveness of actions taken to improve safety.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited healthcare related program within 24 months of hire required
• Master's degree from an accredited healthcare related program preferred
• 2 to 5 years experience in Respiratory Therapy required
• 5 to 7 years experience in Respiratory Therapy preferred
• 2 to 5 years leadership experience required
• Licensed Respiratory Therapist - MN Board of Medical Practice required by location of employment and
• Licensed Respiratory Therapist - WI Dept of Safety & Professional Services required by location of employment and
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required and
• PEARS-Ped Emerg Assess Recog Stabilize - Multisource required at sites providing pediatric care within 180 Days
• PALS - Pediatric Advance Life Support - Allina Health required at sites providing pediatric care within 180 Days
• NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation - Multisource required at sites providing neonatal care within 180 Days
• required Credentialed by the National Board of Respiratory Care
• ACLS-BLS Tier 2 - Multisource preferred

Physical Demands
Medium Work*:
Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently