Respiratory Therapy Director Emeralds at St Paul

Emeralds at St. Paul

The Respiratory Therapy Director is responsible for providing residents with the highest quality of respiratory care services in accordance with the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice and associated licensing entities, the Resident's Bill of Rights and the facility Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program. The Respiratory Therapist Director is responsible for creating policies and procedures focused on respiratory services care, quality and process improvement related to quality of care, provides respiratory training and education as well as plans, organizes, assesses, treats, coordinates, evaluates and assists with all respiratory needs in the Ventilator Unit; developing respiratory care plans and conducting assessments in coordination with the RN Nurse Manager. All respiratory activities are performed to support residents in achieving and maintaining the highest practicable physical, mental and psychosocial well-being.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

• Current Minnesota License as a Respiratory Therapist
• Current Certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and emergency care
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Three years clinical experience administering direct care

Preferred

• Experience in skilled nursing facility or assisted living community

Required Skills and Abilities

• Leadership; achieves established goals through inspiration and loyalty of staff
• Resilience: ability to welcome constructive feedback, course correct and not take it personally
• Personability; ability to get along with all personality types and inspire trust with residents, staff, family
• High emotional intelligence (EQ)
• Ability to actively listen, with the goal of understanding
• Ability to clearly speak and proficiently read, write and understand English

About Monarch:

Monarch's mission is to change the way short term rehabilitation and long-term care is delivered. We strive to make patient care and customer service come together, putting the needs of our residents and their families first. We fulfill the communities need for health and housing, in a comfortable well equipped, pleasant home like atmosphere.

We could not provide this caliber of services without our dedicated employees. We value their contributions and work hard to attract and retain the best talent by offering a positive and supportive work environment along with competitive pay, nice perks, and great benefits.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.