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RT Supervisor

_Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together_

Work location: Texas Health Arlington Memorial: 800 W Randol Mill Road Arlington, TX 76012

Work hours: Full Time (40 Hours) Day Shift; Monday through Friday from 7:00AM-3:30PM

Department highlights:

* Team based environment

* Leadership experience preferred

* 3 years NICU and Adult ICU experience required

* Workplace culture 2 nd to none

* Great benefits/ 401k / PTO

* We operate on lean principles and rely heavily on a team atmosphere and individual performance

* Highly engaged Respiratory Care management

Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital, a 369-bed acute-care, full-service medical center has been serving Arlington and the surrounding communities since 1958. Hospital services include comprehensive cardiac care, women's services, neurosciences, cancer services, orthopedics, emergency services and an advanced imaging center. Texas Health Arlington Memorial has over 1,600 employees, 250 volunteers and 630 physicians on its medical staff. We invite you to join us in furthering your career and our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence. For more information, visit TexasHealth.org/Arlington.

Education

+ Associate's Degree Graduate of AMA approved Respiratory Care Program required

+ Bachelor's Degree preferred

+ Other - CLIAFE Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency required

Experience

+ 3 year's experience in Respiratory Therapy required and

+ 1 year prior supervisory experience preferred

Licenses and Certifications

+ RRT - Registered Respiratory Therapist upon hire required And

+ RCP - Respiratory Care Practitioner upon hire required And

+ BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required And

+ NRP - Essential Neonatal Resuscitation Program NRP required if working in the NICU 90 days required

What You Will Do

CLINICAL OPERATIONS:

+ Creates, updates, maintains, instructs and coaches staff in the daily clinical service procedures provided by the department.

+ Responsible for assuring correct, appropriate, safe and timely RT care is provided by employees.

+ Looks for creative methods to resolve problems and/or avoid issues.

+ Takes responsibility and proactively makes decisions in the best interest of the patient.

+ Identifies trends that need correction and takes the needed actions to make the improvements.

HUMAN RESOURCES:

+ Development of qualifications for patient care providers and/or other staff as required.

+ Promote professional growth, development and accountability in staff.

+ Coach and mentor subordinate staff in order to improve their performance and expand responsibilities.

+ Develop and support shared decision making through the RT Council model in order to develop inter/interdepartmental teamwork, and team goal accomplishments.

+ Recognize and reward individual and team accomplishments.

FISCAL MANAGEMENT:

+ Understand the operating, capital and labor constraints for the department.

+ In collaboration with department leadership and staff, determine the appropriate number and level of staff, balancing competency with patient needs and/or department services required.

+ Evaluates and analyzes budget impacts and results, making suggestions for improvements.

+ Regularly communicate with staff and customer groups, as appropriate, regarding hospital/department goals, results and future direction.

+ Creation of new RT skills, job tasks or procedures based on any national studies or completion of our own.

CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SATISFACTION:

+ Collaborate with all customer groups (patients, department/hospital staff, physicians and other internal/external customer groups, as appropriate for the department services) to understand and prioritize customer expectations. Incorporate customer expectations into functional activities of the department.

+ Actively engage customer groups to promote effective customer relationships and communication with prompt resolution of issues and concerns.

+ Evaluate customer satisfaction on a regular basis to determine gaps in actual results and expectations.

+ Incorporate findings in continuous improvement activities.

+ Hold accountable each employee to the same level of achievement as the supervisor is responsible for producing, taking effective coaching, corrective or disciplinary measures as needed.

STAFFING:

+ Responsible for supplying enough staff to their shift, their team and the patient area(s).

+ This includes the ability to make any staff changes, orientation changes, workload triages, re-assignment of schedules, adjustment of assignments or duties. etc.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health RT Supervisor:

+ Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan forgiveness as well as several other benefits.

+ Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

+ Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

+ A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employees or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.