Respiratory Therapy Manager

Company: Rush Specialty Hospital
Location: Chicago
Posted on: May 4, 2025

Job Description:

Overview:

The full job description covers all associated skills, previous experience, and any qualifications that applicants are expected to have.

Rush Specialty Hospital

A partnership between Select Medical and Rush University System for Health
Location: Chicago

Respiratory Therapist Manager (RRT)

Compensation: $95,000 - $120,000 / annually

based on experience

Why work for Rush Specialty Hospital?

Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
Comprehensive medical/Rx, vision and dental plan offerings
Company matching 401(k) retirement plans , as well as Life and Disability protection

Clinical Advancement Programs with bonus incentives
Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Tuition Reimbursement
Extensive and thorough orientation program
Extended Illness Days (EID)
Personal and Family Medical Leave
Company Paid Parking

RUSH Specialty Hospital is a 100 -bed facility that combines both critical illness recovery and inpatient rehabilitation hospitals on the RUSH University Medical Center campus.

Responsibilities:

You are responsible for the overall function and professional growth of the respiratory therapy department. You will provide consultation with regard to pulmonary disorders and respiratory therapy practice, and you will provide quality respiratory care while ensuring the development and routine monitoring. This position also provides discipline-specific education to patients, families and staff as required, and works collaboratively with the Chief Nursing Officer to ensure that all departmental standards are met while following the appropriate standards of practice to ensure regulatory compliance.

Overseeing the daily operations of the respiratory therapy department, to include: staff interviews, employment decision, orientation, performance evaluations, employee training and development, as well as inventory, equipment and instrument issues.
Sharing responsibility for employee engagement, recruitment and retention.
Implementing company standards of care, policies and procedures.
Ensuring all regulatory requirements are met regarding respiratory and point of care.
Creating and maintaining clinical schedule for safe staffing.
Maintaining clinical cost control.
Coordinating and actively participating in Wean Team/Pulmonary Rounds and maintaining a direct line of communication with pulmonary physicians to facilitate/implement and routinely monitor weaning patients from mechanical ventilation; if protocols do not exist, works toward site-specific protocol implementation.
Steering progressive clinical excellence through staff development while promoting continuous quality improvement.
Teaching and counseling patients and their families.
Maintaining competency in Rapid Response and code events.
Site-Dependent: Functioning as Moderate Complexity Lab Manager over point of care testing and functioning as the Safety Officer, overseeing the Environment of Care.
Qualifications:

Minimum requirements:

Current State License.
Active Registered Respiratory Therapist Credential (RRT) from the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) Required.
Possess a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by start date.
ACLS within 6 months of employment required.

Preferred qualifications that will make you successful:

Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy required, Bachelors Degree preferred.
Five (5) years experience as a Respiratory Therapist in an Acute Care setting preferred.
Two years supervisory experience preferred.
Additional Data:

Our mission is to provide an exceptional patient care experience that promotes healing and recovery in a compassionate environment. Each employee plays a vital role in doing that by living our cultural behaviors - celebrating success, owning the future, being patient-centered, creating change, thinking first and building trust.

We'd love for you to join the team!

Select Medical is committed to having a workforce that reflects diversity at all levels and is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

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