Manager, Respiratory Care Services – University of Chicago Hospital

Title of the Job: Manager, Respiratory Care Services

Location: Chicago, IL

Job Description: Job DescriptionJoin UChicago Medicine as the Manager of Respiratory Care Services responsible for leadership of staff aligned to the Departments of Adult, Pediatrics, and Pulmonary Function Testing.The Respiratory Care Manager will serve as a clinical and technical resource for staff and other healthcare providers. Demonstrates clinical expertise in Respiratory Care practices and procedures for relevant patient populations and age groups they lead. Assists with the writing, revising and implementing policies, procedures, and protocols for RCS. The Manager will liaison with Nursing units, ancillary areas, and other departments. Holds staff accountable for clinical performance, HR policies, and communication. As a Respiratory Manager, your role will oversee the assignment of per shift workloads by assuring tasks are made by department guidelines and established productivity standards, and adjust staffing levels as required by daily workloads. As a Respiratory Care Services Manager, demonstrates knowledge of department budget and budgetary constraints and assures areas operate within budgeted guidelines. The Respiratory Manager manages assigned respiratory care staff, delegates and communicates assignments, holds staff meetings, evaluates job performance, performance improvements establishes staff goals and objectives. Manages shift staffing and scheduling, interviewing, hiring, staff involvement recognition, promotion, and professional development.UCH responsibilities

• Achieving Breakthroughs: Service, Quality, People, Financial, and Growth
• AIDET Communication: Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, Thank You
• PRIDE Values: Participation, Respect, Integrity, Diversity, Excellence
• Adhere to UCH Policies, including compliance with federal and state laws and accrediting body regulations

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Graduate of a 2-4 year accredited Respiratory Care Practitioner Program
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in Respiratory Care
• Minimum of 5 years’ previous leadership experience
• Demonstrates clinical/technical expertise for the population and ages of patients served (neonatal, pediatric, or adult Respiratory Care critical and acute care experience)
• Demonstrates a commitment to life-long learning by advancing one’s knowledge base as evidenced by teaching, education, certification, and professional development
• Demonstrates exceptional verbal and written communication skills

Required Licenses / Certifications / Qualifications

• Registered Respiratory Therapist by The National Board for Respiratory Care
• Licensed by The State of Illinois as a Respiratory Care Practitioner
• Basic Life Support Healthcare provider certification
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support within six months of hire
• Neonatal Pediatric Specialty (NPS) Credential is required within nine months of hire
• Adult Critical Care Specialist (ACCS) within nine months of hire
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within six months of hire

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full Time (1.0 FTE)
• Shift: Days
• Unit/Department: Respiratory
• CBA Code: Non-Union

Must comply with UCMC’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.Why Join UsFor nearly a century UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial has pioneered sophisticated clinical care and developed the area’s most convenient network of comprehensive outpatient centers, all dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the community. Now, partnered with UChicago Medicine, we have expanded our network of expert physicians, convenient facilities and scope of service to speed your healing process and help navigate your path to wellness. A skilled Medical Staff and talented employees dedicated to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of illness and injury provide a firm foundation for our reputation for quality. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is for you. Here at Ingalls, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us!UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: .UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.Must comply with UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial’s COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.

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