Manager, Respiratory Therapy Unit

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes Hackensack Meridian Health better. We help our patients live better, healthier lives—and we help one another to succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Together, we keep getting better—advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

• Oversee, organize, staff, direct, and control the respiratory department assigned shift within the facility.
• Supervise all administrative and technical service of the shift, delegating appropriate responsibilities to staff members, charge therapists, and equipment technicians.
• Ensure departmental compliance with medical center and regulatory agency standards and operate within approved budgets.
• Promote quality services through the development of Performance Improvement programs and executing best practices, pathways, protocols, equipment procurement, policies, and practices.
• Review, develop, and implement departmental policies and procedures in line with network‑wide respiratory standardization initiatives.
• Operational Management
  • Responsible for the overall direction and supervision of all components of the assigned shift in the respiratory department within the medical center.
  • Direct all activities of the respiratory department in accordance with applicable regulations, accreditation standards, certification and licensing requirements.
  • Adhere to the standards identified in the facility's organizational and managerial competencies and network‑wide respiratory policies and procedures.
  • Monitor, evaluate, and improve departmental operations, systems, and services, documenting and communicating findings appropriately.
  • Coordinate and oversee the implementation of all network‑wide policies and procedures.
  • Ensure all respiratory staff meet regulatory agency requirements and facility policies related to safety and security, including new employee orientation, periodic safety/disaster training, accident/incident reporting, and annual TJC and OSHA requirements.
  • In partnership with the Respiratory Director, evaluate, monitor, and update the training and orientation program for new employees per HMH HR policies.
  • Work with the facility Respiratory Director to ensure equipment meets community needs, maintaining equipment through centrally determined contractual services and monitoring repairs, purchases, and installations to meet all regulations.
  • Help the medical center achieve optimum patient experience by leveraging patient experience analyses and implementing relevant improvements to local respiratory processes.
  • Monitor, trend, and analyze incident reports to identify potential system flaws or staff compliance issues, ensuring a safe environment for patients.
  • Assist in developing budgets, monitoring key financial indicators and performance metrics, and implementing actions or process improvements aligned with network‑wide respiratory strategy.
  • Support the Respiratory Directors in implementing evidence‑based protocols through coordination with respiratory council, physicians, nursing, allied health professionals, and other related team members.
• Local growth and performance
  • Seek out and initiate solutions to problems, including barriers to implementation of network‑level strategy at the facility.
  • Identify issues of importance and assist in developing relevant policies, programs, and proposals for potential implementation in coordination with the facility respiratory director, adhering to network policies and programs.
  • Share local insights and best practices on growth and performance with the facility respiratory director.
  • Achieve strategy targets for the assigned shift/facility set by site respiratory director, respiratory therapy CNO, and local CNO, seeking help when needed.
• Quality and metrics
  • Work with relevant facility leaders to promote quality and safe, effective care throughout the organization.
  • Ensure appropriate service metrics are maintained, such as turnaround time.
  • Prepare, maintain, and analyze statistical data reflecting departmental activities; report information to Respiratory Directors and local administration. Use data…