Overview

As the community’s only not-for-profit faith-based healthcare system; Dignity Health Nevada has been guided by the vision and core values of the Adrian Dominican Sisters for more than 70 years. As the Henderson and Las Vegas communities grow Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican facilities and its more than 3400 employees will continue the Sisters’ mission of serving people in need. St. Rose Dominican is a member of Dignity Health one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems a 22-state network of more than 9000 physicians 60000 employees and 400 care centers including hospitals urgent and occupational care imaging and surgery centers home health and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate high-quality and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Responsibilities

Provides expertise in care to all areas of the hospital and all patient populations on an independent level when required. Functions as a resource for both internal and external customers in all aspects of Respiratory Care.

Oversees staff and workload respecting changing priorities in daily operations. Supervises patient care in terms of workload assignments quality of care and utilization of resources on all shifts. Supervises planning of staff education in services and staff meetings.

Manages the daily operations of the Respiratory Care Department to ensure compliance to all standards of practice and licensing/regulatory requirements.

Supervises training of new employees and students and nursing personnel. Functions as a resource for both internal and external customers in all aspects of Respiratory Care. Assists in coordinating services to insure appropriateness consistency efficiency effectiveness and quality of service for all patient age groups.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy or related field.

Minimum of five (5) years of clinical acute care experience as a Respiratory Therapist.

Licensure:

License as a Respiratory Therapist. Certification per facility requirements.Pay Range

$35.28 - $51.16 /hour

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