Manager - Respiratory and Neurodiagnostics Services

Position Objective:

This position is responsible for ensuring the provision of high quality cost effective health care for Respiratory Care and Neurodiagnostics services.  Providing clinical operational leadership of the service lines as well as strategic development.  Collaborates with other initiatives and supports department leaders as well as the clinical initiative leadership in program planning and implementation of strategic organizational and departmental goals and objectives.

Essential Job Duties:Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions 

1. Coordinates clinical services and processes that guide patients through the continuum of care, which includes clinical policies (pathways, protocols, guidelines and standards of care), case management processes, patient focused delivery models, multidisciplinary care conferences, documented patient flow processes and patient education.
2. Assumes the organizational responsibility for staffing and documentation systems including: continuous assessment of staffing patterns, implementation of changes based upon assessment, market analysis for adequate recruitment and retention with implementation of strategies to address recruitment and retention issues.
3. Implements a management structure and processes which foster a culture of collaborative and interdisciplinary decision making.
4. Monitors and assesses the quality of services provided to the defined patient population, identifying and prioritizing areas of improvement.
5. Manages clinical leadership in matters of strategic planning, program development and capital expenditures.
6. Reviews market research and recommends promotional and other marketing activities consistent with the market needs, including market-pricing strategies.
7. Performs budget analysis by assessing trends in departmental budgets, implementing strategies to meet budget expectations, and forecasting expenses and revenue for future budgets.
8. Collaborates with direct reports on employee relations and staff development.
9. Demonstrates knowledge of applicable legal, regulatory, and policy requirements including laws and regulations pertaining to patient billing and the practice of Respiratory Care, Electroencephalography, and Intra-Operative Monitoring as outlined by the respective State of Maryland Boards, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, The Joint Commission, The College of American Pathologists.
10. Acts as a change agent to guide process improvement by supporting lean initiatives in collaboration with direct reports.

Educational/Experience Requirements:

Required Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
• Five years related clinical experience in an acute care hospital
• Supervisory experience.
• Master's Degree from an accredited college or university, preferred.

Required License/Certifications:

• Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification
• Registered Respiratory Care (RRT) Practitioner with the NBRC.
• Current Maryland RCP license.

Working Conditions, Equipment, Physical Demands:

Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects

There is reasonable expectation that employees in this position will be exposed to blood-borne pathogens.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.