Manager Respiratory Therapy – Respiratory Care Services – Full Time

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center, providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The hospital facility is home to the Knapp Cardiac Care Center—an advanced heart disease diagnostic and treatment facility—as well as a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services including women’s imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery. Our Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center delivers comprehensive and specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries. The Stroke Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, with expert neurologists available to provide treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk has multiple outpatient sites, including an outpatient wound care center, a hemodialysis center, and various primary care and specialty offices.

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Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Manager Respiratory Therapy – Respiratory Care Services – Full Time – Respiratory Care-Admin – Full-.

In this role, the successful candidate Responsible for the daily operation of the Respiratory Care Department. Ensures that the staff complies with departmental and institutional policies and procedures. Develops monthly staffing schedules within budgetary limitations and ensures staff coverage in case of emergent staffing issues. Responsible for maintaining the blood gas laboratories in compliance with all regulatory agencies. Ensures that staff members are compliant with Hospital and organizational
annual and ongoing requirements.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the daily efficient operation of the respiratory care department. Develops monthly staffing schedule taking into account budgetary limitations. Ensures that there is adequate supplies of equipment which enables the staff to provide clinical services in an efficient manner. Ensure adequate staffing coverage for emergent situations. Works with core and unit based staff to ensure best practice.
•  Performs other duties as assigned
• Assists in the development and continuation of the departmental performance improvement program.
•  Ensures staff compliance with departmental policies and procedures and counsels employees on a timely basis for policy violations. Performs annual reviews and competencies of staff in a timely fashion.
•  Acts as a liaison between the respiratory care staff and other professional and support staff of the hospital. Addresses any conflicts with other support or professional departments and any physicians. Provides or coordinates resources for in-service education to other departments when necessary. Coordinates departmental participation in medical gas shutdowns to insure that the clinical needs of respiratory care patients are safely met.
• Maintains blood gas laboratories in compliance with all regulatory agencies. Ensures that daily maintenance and blood gas logs are reviewed on a daily basis according to departmental policy. Performs bi-annual correlation and linearity studies in a timely fashion. Ensures timely completion of all required proficiency studies.

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a Associate degree American Medical Association approved Respiratory Therapy Program
New York State Respiratory Therapy (RT) License.
Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC-RRT)
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.
1-2 years current respiratory care clinical experience
Excellent communication both oral and written, interpersonal, organization, problem solving and teaching skills.
Proficient in all aspects of respiratory care
Basic computer skills.

Required Licenses: Resp Thrpst License-NYS, Natl Respiratory Therapy Reg

Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree American Medical Association approved Respiratory Therapy Program. 1 – 2 years Respiratory Care
supervisory experience in an acute care facility.

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk 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 you’ll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

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NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk 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 $81,689.30 – $138,182.23 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.

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