Mgr Pulmonary Clinical Services
This position supports Kaiser Permanente´s code of conduct and compliance by adhering to all laws and regulations, accreditation and Licensure requirements, and internal policies and procedures. Kaiser Permanente is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.DEPARTMENT: Outpatient Respiratory TherapySCHEDULE: Full-Time Regular, 40 Hours per Week, Day Shift, Monday through Friday: 8:00-5:00. Schedule to be dependent upon departmental needs.Position Summary: Manages staff in providing delivery of high quality, patient-focused, and cost-effective pulmonary care services in a widely diverse culture across the CSA. Accountable for service area and across the continuum of care. Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.Education/License/Certification: Bachelor´s degree in Respiratory Care, Health Care Administration, Nursing , Business Admin , or completion within 2 years, or equivalent experience. Registered RRT therapist and current State Respiratory Care Practitioner license required. Master´s degree preferred.Qualifications: Progressive mgmt exp in respiratory care, in a multi-faceted health care system, multi-service provider setting or academic setting required. (Usually 4 yrs). Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations. Demonstrated knowledge of budgeting, staffing, systems, quality improvement, and clinical care delivery in an inpatient setting. Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.Preferred Qualifications: Responsible for managing the daily operations of the Diablo Service Area Outpatient Respiratory Therapy Department located at the Martinez Medical Office Building. Progressive management experience in respiratory care, in a multi-faceted health care system, multi-service provider setting or academic setting required. (4/ 5 yrs). Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations. Demonstrated knowledge of budgeting, staffing, systems, quality improvement, and clinical care delivery in an inpatient setting. Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment. Experience in managing supply/ demand applications -usually 2 to 3 years. Certificates of training or 2/ 3 years of experience in the following preferred: In house observed full EEG sleep studies. Ambulatory sleep studies. CPAP Titration including fitting adjustments and patient follow up PFT Testing including but not limited to Spirometry, Lung Volumes, DLCO and ´6minute´ walk testing. Experience with electronic medical records including PFT integration. Pulmonary Rehab management. Oxygen Clinic management Duties: Develops, implements, and monitors quality of CSA pulmonary standards across the continuum of care. Ensures all programs support the organizations goals and strategic plans. Coordinates plans of treatment, customer focused delivery of services, and cost effective utilization of services. Ensures all patient care is in compliance with administrative, legal, and regulatory requirements and follows established policies and procedures. Works with other health care providers to develop, implement, and provide efficient pulmonary care services and outcomes. Reviews best practice models including systems development and cost effective care delivery models. Develops, implements, and evaluates standards of practice, to improve quality and service to members. Meets short and long term financial goals by continually planning, developing, monitoring, adjusting and evaluating annual budgets. Identifies opportunities to reduce costs, while maintaining quality of services. Manages staff, ensuring all are fully competent in providing the highest quality of care to members. Determines appropriate staffing to maintain the service levels. Develops and presents in-service programs to medical center staff. Manages and resolves human resource, employee and department safety, and risk management issues. Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees. Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (KP´s code of conduct) by maintaining confidentiality, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable Federal and State laws and regulations, accreditation and licensure requirements, and KP policies and procedures. In addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as well as specific departmental/organizational initiatives. Also accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers and vendors. PLEASE NOTE: - Kaiser Permanente is an AA/EEO employer -