Respiratory Care Manager

Fairview is hiring a Manager of Respiratory Care to join our Respiratory Therapy team at our Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center – West Bank location in Minneapolis, MN.

As a Manager of Respiratory Care you will be responsible for the management of people, finances, and business operations for Respiratory Care, Pulmonary Diagnostics, and EKG. The Respiratory Care Manager assures that customers are the focus of all business activities and that employee satisfaction is the essential ingredient within all efforts. You will ensure that high quality services are provided within professional regulatory and accrediting body standards, and that overall clinical performance meets or exceeds best practice benchmarks. You will develop and administer policies and procedures, operating and capital budgets.

Schedule: This position will be working 1.0 FTE (80 hours every two weeks). Monday - Friday, 8 hour Days. 

Location: University of MN Medical Center - West Bank

Job Expectations:

Manages people

• Values the uniqueness within and respects the differences between individuals
• Actively recruits and hires people to create a diverse and complementary team.
• Models appreciation and acceptance of differences.
• Provides a welcoming and supportive environment.
• Creates and maintains a communication system to assure all employees have relevant, timely, and appropriate information.
• Establishes and reviews expectations that guide, motivate and hold people accountable.
• Provides feedback and coaching on an ongoing basis.
• Conducts fair, accurate and timely performance reviews.
• Discovers the aspirations and talents of employees and assists them in realizing their goals.
• Knows what satisfies employees.
• Continuously takes action to enhance employee satisfaction.
• Improves overall employee satisfaction results.

 Manages finances

• Demonstrates knowledge of the financial picture of healthcare.
• Helps others understand and respond to the financial status of Fairview.
• Develops the budget and manages within budget parameters.
• Demonstrates effective stewardship of limited resources.
• Demonstrates ongoing fiscal responsiveness within and outside area of responsibility.
• Involves staff and stakeholders in cost reduction efforts.
• Creates new business ideas by thinking outside the box.

Manages business operations

• Analyzes the work within and between units, departments, and services. See the big picture.
• Uses quality improvement tools and techniques to assess work issues and make improvements.
• Uses systems thinking to understand the unintended consequences of decisions.
• Recognizes and addresses opportunities for improvement.
• Uses best practices information to set stretch goals.
• Sets appropriate priorities among competing demands.
• Creatively manages resources and staffing issues.
• Meets all regulatory requirements.
• Uses available information technology to support day-to-day work operations.
• Participates in a variety of committees.

Focuses on customers

• Understands the importance of customer service.
• Sets an example of exemplary customer service.
• Continuously builds customer understanding by listening to customers.
• Anticipates customer needs, including those with different cultural needs and desires.
• Takes action to meet and exceed the needs of all customer groups.
• Continuously implements strategies to improve customer satisfaction.
• Improves overall customer satisfaction results.

Required Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in healthcare related field within 2 years of starting in role

Experience

• 5 years respiratory care experience
• 1 year healthcare supervisory/leadership

License/Certification/Registration

• Current Registered Respiratory Therapist with the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)
• Current Minnesota Licensed Respiratory Therapist (MN Board of Medical Practice) 

Preferred Qualifications

Experience

• EEG, EKG, EMG experience

License/Certification/Registration

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)