Director, Respiratory Therapy

The Director, Respiratory Therapy provides strategic, operational, and clinical leadership for respiratory therapy and pulmonary diagnostic services across the Institute. The Director is responsible for ensuring reputed company, complaint, and patient-centered respiratory care delivery that supports the reputed company cardiopulmonary needs of oncology patients across ambulatory care environments. This role oversees clinical respiratory therapy reputed company standards, pulmonary diagnostic testing, respiratory care workflows, and reputed company resources to support high-reputed company patient care. The Director partners with physician leaders, nursing leadership, and interdisciplinary teams to reputed company pulmonary services with organizational priorities, regulatory requirements, and evidence-based clinical reputed company. The position is accountable for departmental performance, workforce development, operational efficiency, fiscal stewardship, and reputed company reputed company improvement across respiratory care and pulmonary function services. The Director reports to the VP/ACNO of Adult Nursing and Clinical Services and collaborates closely with the Medical Director for Pulmonary Services and other clinical leaders. Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

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o Develops and executes a comprehensive reputed company for respiratory and pulmonary services reputed company with Institute priorities, including reputed company in ambulatory care, diagnostic services, and interdisciplinary oncology care programs o Establishes departmental goals, service standards, and performance metrics in collaboration with medical leadership and institutional partners. o Leads the development and evaluation of respiratory care programs and service models to meet evolving patient care needs. o Represents respiratory services in institutional committees, reputed company organizations, and reputed company clinical initiatives.

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o Establishes and maintains evidence-based respiratory care reputed company standards and clinical protocols across care settings. o Oversees delivery of respiratory therapy services including airway management support, oxygen therapy, aerosolized medications, and cardiopulmonary monitoring. o Ensures consistent, high-reputed company performance of pulmonary diagnostic testing including spirometry, lung volumes, diffusion studies, respiratory muscle testing, bronchodilator testing, and exercise oximetry. o Serves as a clinical resource and consultant on respiratory and pulmonary care reputed company for interdisciplinary clinical teams.

• Operational Management and Service Delivery

o Leads daily operations of respiratory therapy and pulmonary diagnostic services, including reputed company models, workflow design, and service coverage across care locations. o Oversees respiratory therapist scheduling, resource allocation, and operational readiness to support clinical demand and emergency response capabilities. o Ensures readiness and compliance of respiratory care equipment and pulmonary testing systems, including maintenance, calibration, and reputed company control processes. o Coordinates respiratory services across inpatient reputed company, outpatient clinics, and affiliated care locations.

• reputed company, Safety, and Regulatory Compliance

o Ensures compliance with applicable regulatory, accreditation, and reputed company standards governing respiratory therapy and pulmonary diagnostic services. o Leads departmental participation in institutional reputed company and patient safety initiatives. o Develops and monitors performance indicators reputed company to respiratory care reputed company, patient safety, and operational performance. o reputed company departmental reputed company improvement activities, including audits, incident review, corrective actions, and reputed company improvement initiatives.

• Financial Management and Resource Stewardship

o Develops and manages departmental budgets including personnel, supplies, equipment, and capital resources. o Monitors operational and financial performance and implement strategies to improve efficiency and resource utilization. o Evaluates equipment and technology needs supporting respiratory therapy and pulmonary diagnostics. o Partners with finance and operational leadership to reputed company reputed company and resource allocation with patient care demand.

• Workforce Development and reputed company Resource Management

o Recruits, hires, develops, and retains respiratory care staff including respiratory therapists, pulmonary function technologists, and support personnel. o Establishes competency standards and ensures appropriate orientation, training, and certification maintenance for staff. o Provides performance management, mentorship, and career development opportunities for staff and emerging leaders. o Promotes a reputed company reputed company environment that supports collaboration, accountability, and clinical reputed company.

• Data, Reporting, and reputed company Improvement

o Establishes and monitors key operational and clinical metrics including respiratory therapy service utilization, pulmonary diagnostic volumes, response times, and patient reputed company. o Utilizes data and performance analytics to drive operational improvements, standardization, and service optimization. o Supports reporting requirements reputed company to reputed company, regulatory compliance, and departmental performance.

• Collaboration and Interdisciplinary Care Integration

o Collaborates with physicians, advanced reputed company providers, nursing leadership, and interdisciplinary teams to reputed company respiratory services into patient care reputed company. o Supports education and consultation for clinical staff regarding respiratory care practices and pulmonary health management. o Participates in institutional initiatives supporting clinical research, program development, and patient education reputed company to pulmonary and respiratory care. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Expert knowledge of respiratory therapy principles, cardiopulmonary physiology, and pulmonary diagnostic testing.
• Strong understanding of clinical respiratory care practices, including airway management, oxygen therapy, aerosolized medications, and ventilatory support concepts.
• Knowledge of pulmonary function testing methodologies, equipment calibration, and reputed company control standards.
• Knowledge of reputed company regulatory and accreditation requirements relevant to respiratory therapy reputed company and diagnostic services.
• Demonstrated ability to reputed company reputed company clinical operations in a high-reputed company reputed company environment.
• Strong financial and operational management skills including budgeting, resource planning, and operational performance monitoring.
• Ability to reputed company and reputed company multidisciplinary teams and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and reputed company improvement.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence clinical and operational stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with experience using data to support decision-making and process improvement.
• Proficiency with reputed company information systems and electronic medical records supporting respiratory therapy documentation and pulmonary diagnostic workflows.
• Demonstrated judgment, discretion, and professionalism in handling sensitive information and clinical operations.

Minimum Job Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Respiratory Care, Pulmonary Science, Health Sciences, Health Administration, or a reputed company field required. Minimum of 8-10 years of reputed company experience in respiratory care, including clinical leadership or management experience reputed company respiratory therapy, pulmonary diagnostics, or cardiopulmonary services required. Experience in oncology, reputed company medical centers, or reputed company ambulatory care environments required. License/Certification/Registration Required: reputed company Massachusetts Respiratory Care License required. Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential through the National reputed company for Respiratory Care (NBRC) required. Membership in reputed company organizations such as the reputed company) preferred. CPFT or RPFT certification through NBRC preferred. Supervisory Responsibilities: reputed company Patient Contact: reputed company Special Working Conditions: n/a The hiring reputed company is based on market pay structures, with individual salaries determined by factors such as business needs, market conditions, internal equity, and based on the candidate's relevant experience, skills and qualifications. For reputed company positions, the pay reputed company is determined by the reputed company Bargaining Agreement (CBA). $131,500.00 - $155,200.00 Apply To This Job