Respiratory Therapy Inpatient Supervisor

RESPIRATORY THERAPY INPATIENT SUPERVISOR

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CLOSING DATE:
Thursday, January 08, 2026 @ 4:00 PM (MST)

Salary Range: $91,225.00 - $ per year

• APPLICANT MUST HAVE A VALID, UNRESTRICTED INSURABLE DRIVER’S LICENSE**
• RESUME AND REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED**

• Directly supervises and supports respiratory therapists.
• Directly supervises and evaluates respiratory therapists performing blood gas analysis and related procedures.
• Develops staff schedules to ensure appropriate coverage for respiratory therapy hospital services and blood gas laboratory operations.
• Manages leave requests and processes timesheets.
• Monitors employee performance and completes employee performance evaluations for respiratory therapists.
• Provides coaching, mentoring, and conflict resolution as appropriate.
• Monitors workplace activities and workplace environment.
• Collaborates with medical staff, nursing staff and other hospital departments to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care. Supervises staff; directs the day‑to‑day work activities, conducts annual performance reviews, approves leave and timecards, handles employee discipline and monitors activities of the Respiratory department.
• Oversee the delivery of safe and effective respiratory therapy services in accordance with physician orders, evidence‑based practice, and hospital policies.
• Assists daily operations, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance of the blood gas laboratory.
• Assists with quality control, calibration, proficiency testing, and troubleshooting blood gas analyzers.
• Assigns and assesses patient care workloads.
• Participate in patient assessments and assist in managing complex respiratory cases.
• Monitor and measure patient care outcomes.
• Ensure accurate and timely documentation in the electronic health record (EHR), bar code medication administration (BCMA), Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS).
• Ensure compliance with infection prevention, safety, and regulatory standards (CMS, CAP, CLIA, NFPA).
• Responds to emergency situations (Rapid Response, CODE BLUE and Incident Command System).
• Participates in Incident Command System (ICS) and Emergency Preparedness planning and operations.
• Facilitates orientation, ongoing education, and competency validation for respiratory therapy services and blood gas laboratory operations.
• Promote professional development and continuing education opportunities.
• Promote adherence to clinical protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Coordinates with the Clinical Education Department for the provision of training and development of hospital staff.
• Actively participates in quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives for the respiratory therapy services and blood gas laboratory.
• Monitors documentation and patient records for accuracy and completeness.
• Ensure compliance with hospital policies, accreditation standards, and state/federal regulations.
• Investigates, identifies causative agents and contributing factors for reported incidents, corrective action as appropriate.
• Ensures equipment is maintained, safe and readily available for patient use.
• Develops and manages policies and procedures pertaining to the Respiratory Therapy Department and Blood Gas Laboratory operations.
• Participates in staff meetings, interdisciplinary rounds and hospital committees.
• Participates in strategic planning for respiratory therapy services and hospital‑wide initiatives.
• Develops and manages the departmental budget.
• Assists with supply inventory control, equipment management and budget related duties.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Three (3) years clinical respiratory therapy experience, including one (1) year supervisory experience in a healthcare setting.

• Associate’s Degree in Respiratory Therapy
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) credential from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• Current, active and unrestricted Respiratory Care Practitioner State License in any U.S. State.

• Valid American Heart Association (AHA) certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and…