Respiratory Director

Louisville Gardens located in Louisville, Ohio is seeking a Full Time Respiratory Unit Director to join our amazing team!

We offer premium pay and benefits! "Great Place to Work" Certified

• Responsible for all supervision of Vent unit staff and ensuring that their work is satisfactory and following policies and procedures
• Responsible for interviewing and hiring Vent unit staff
• Responsible for scheduling and the coordination of RTs schedules and monitor attendance
• Responsible that all Vent unit (and all facility文学ـ staff, as applicable) staff is oriented and has competencies completed for vent unit
• Responsible for compliance of staff in‑services
• Responsible for ordering supplies needed for Respiratory Services
• Responsible for audits of all charts on unit
• Responsible for auditing all new admissions on unit
• Responsible for auditing Respiratory charting
• Responsible for disciplininguslar staff per company policies.
• Responsible to attend care conferences
• Responsible for attending daily morning meetings and Clinical Meetings, including weekly At‑Risk and UR meetings
• Receive report from Respiratory Therapist
• Monitor vent units labs
• Monitor that Assessments are done in a timely fashion
• Ensure that policies and procedures specific to Respiratory Unit are up to date and that all staff are familiar with policies and procedures
• Primary contact between Nursing and RTs
• Primary contact with Pulmonologist
• Primary contact with family members on the unit that may have any concerns, either respiratory or any other care concerns (guardian angel)
• Review referrals that are relevant to the respiratory unit including doing on‑sites if necessary
• Ensure respiratory admissions areж handled and prepared and all equipment and settings are set up before admission arrives
• Assist staff in completing initial admissions assessment
• Assist staff in clinical procedures if needed including trach changes

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. These requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, minimum Breath. education, training, licensure, experience, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months' related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. The completion of an approved school for respiratory therapy.

Active State Respiratory Care Practitioner License.

Job Type: Full‑Time