Salary Estimate: $77854.40 - $116812.80 / year
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Job Summary and QualificationsPosition Summary: This position is responsible for supporting the direction of the respiratory care department. Employee is sought out by others for advice, training, and clarification of job related knowledge. Effectively communicates, coordinates, delegates, makes assignments and manages the daily activities of the respiratory care department. Facilitates, organizes, and reviews the daily workflow to deliver maximal service to patients. Prioritizes, motivates, and promotes quality patient care to support the Mission, Vision, and Values of HCA HealthONE Aurora. Ensures facility technical and documentation expectations are consistent with JCAHO regulations and HealthONE Aurora standards. Positively demonstrates concern and consideration when interacting with patients, medical staff, and employees. Demonstrates independent critical thinking skills for daily activity and patient flow of the respiratory care department and assumes accountability for personal and team contributions. Responsible for completing employee annual performance evaluations, as directed, as well as system analysis, implementation and management of budgetary requirements. Covers patient care caseloads as directed. Responsible and accountable for the full range of human resource management of staff. These activities include, but are not limited to, recruitment and retention, orientation process, staff development and performance enhancement, ensuring productivity, coaching and counseling staff, delegation of departmental work responsibilities and evaluation of staff. Performs other duties as assigned by respiratory care director. Embrace and consistently demonstrate HealtheONE Aurora initiatives, encompassing both patients and employees.
Position Requirements:
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
- Current Colorado Respiratory License
- Current BLS certification - AHA or ARC - required within 60 days of hire
- Current ACLS certification - AHA or ARC - required within 60 days of hire
- Current PALS certification - AHA or ARC - required within 60 days of hire
- RRT credential required
Education:
- Bachelor's degree strongly preferred
- Graduate of AMA accredited Respiratory Therapist Program
Experience:
- Five years clinician experience preferred.
- Three years supervisor experience preferred.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Expert knowledge of all respiratory care principles and procedures. Employee must be able to handle a variety of responsibilities under pressure. Must function independently and make appropriate decisions.
HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients' total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONE's acute care hospitals in Aurora, offering more than 60 medical specialties, including a Level II Trauma Center with Primary Stroke Certification and Chest Pain Center accreditation and a full-service mental health campus. HCA HealthONE Aurora is the first hospital in the Denver metro area to receive a three-time Magnet designation for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals' list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
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