Director of Respiratory Care / RRT (Arnold Palmer Hospital) - Pediatrics

Position Summary
Assures appropriate, cost effective and safe respiratory care is provided to all patients.

Schedule:  Full-Time Monday - Friday 

Days - but need to be able to provide leadership oversight during nights or weekends when incidents arise

 Why Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work

At Orlando Health, we care about you as much as you care about your patients. As a team member, you’ll enjoy comprehensive benefits from day one:

Health & Wellness

• Multiple medical, prescription, dental, and vision plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• On-site pharmacy and discounted health services
• Wellness incentives—earn up to $500/year

Financial Security

• Compeititve Salary plus Leader Incentive Bonus!
• Competitive 401(k) plan with up to 5% employer match
• Group life, short‑term, and long‑term disability insurance at no cost

Time Away & Family Support

• Nearly five weeks of PTO—including vacation, holidays, and sick leave
• Four-week paid parental leave for eligible team members
• Family care support including fertility benefits (up to $25K), adoption assistance (up to $15K), backup child/elder/pet care, and virtual tutoring

Learning & Career Growth

• “Preferred Education Program”: earn degrees or technical certificates with zero out‑of‑pocket costs
• Tuition reimbursement (up to $5,000/year) and student loan repayment ($1,200/year)
• Full career development resources: coaching, workshops, events, and leadership training

Extra Perks

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering confidential counseling services
• Access to discounts on attractions, travel, cell phones, insurance, and more

Essential Functions
• Develops and implements policy and procedure manual and assures staff education and compliance.
• Develops, monitors, and reports quality management process improvement in all departmental areas.
• Assures compliance with JCAHO, state and federal regulations.
• Assures that the arterial blood gas laboratory is maintained in accordance with all state and federal regulations and that proper data
is maintained for quality control and inspections.
• Responsible for a staff of at least 40 or more full-time equivalents (FTEs) in an individual or multiple departments.
• Coordinates the scheduling and staffing for both inpatient and outpatient procedures diagnostic testing, and critical care transports.
• Recruits, interviews, select, evaluate, and counsels staff.
• Prepares operational and capital budgets – coordinates expenditures, orders supplies, and reconciles charges.
• Prepares administrative and financial reports.
• Acts as a liaison between medical staff, administration and other departments.
• Remains current in fields of responsibility.
• Manages various personnel functions including hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and disciplinary actions.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Other Related Functions
• Participates in interdepartmental committee work.
• Organizes, prepares and presents educational programs for the department, hospital and community.
• Reviews productivity standards, develops inventory control systems, coordinates payroll, participates in the risk management of the
department and other departments, responsible for assuring that all staff are current with clinical competencies, mandatory education, certifications, and employee health regulations.
• The manager is also responsible for the development of new clinical services including purchasing equipment and training staff through an interdisciplinary approach.
• Acts as a liaison to facilitate access to clinical training facilities, corporate education and community.

Education/Training
Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Care, Cardiopulmonary Sciences, Business Administration, Health Science Administration, or other related area of study.

Licensure/Certification
• Maintains current Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) license in the state of Florida.
• Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• Maintains current BLS/HealthCare Provider certification.

Experience
Five (5) years’ experience as a registered respiratory therapist, including one (1) year of leadership experience in an acute care respiratory
unit.