Director, Pulmonary Diagnostics & Respiratory Therapy

Company: UVA Health
Location: Charlottesville
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

The Pulmonary Diagnostics and Respiratory Therapy Director working in conjunction with the Medical Directors is responsible for the leadership and management of clinical services provided by this department. The director is responsible for sound fiscal and human resources management and ensuring mechanisms and processes are in place to maintain standards of care/administrative practice for professional groups within Respiratory Therapy and Pulmonary Diagnostics. The director assures quality service delivery and customer satisfaction for Respiratory Therapy and Pulmonary Diagnostics.

• Fosters a work environment which promotes the development of engaged clinical practitioners and integrated multidisciplinary work groups.
• Manages and develops partnerships with clinicians and physicians as well as professional and administrative counterparts to achieve common goals.
• Develops programs which address continuous quality improvement systems enhancement and streamlining.

• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Bachelor's degree required; Masters degree must be obtained within 4 years of hire or transfer.
Experience: 5 years of supervisory/management experience and clinical experience in PFT Lab Sleep Lab and /or Respiratory Therapy required. Tertiary experience is preferred.
Licensure: Licensed to practice as a Respiratory Care Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) with the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.

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