Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire's only academic health system and the state's largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes its Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, including the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the state’s only children’s hospital and clinic locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene and New London, NH, and Windsor, VT, and Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.

Industry: Hospitals and Health Care
Company Size: 10,001+ employees

Dartmouth Health

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We are offering the opportunity to lead the Respiratory team at an academic medical center in a rural environment. Experience incredible facilities, academic rigor, and a commitment to compassionate care in an environment that allows the respiratory therapists you will lead, to thrive in a growing department.

Dartmouth Health is a national leader in patient-centered health care. With operations across New Hampshire and Vermont serving a population of 1.9 million patients, the system includes Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics (New Hampshire's only academic medical center and Level 1 trauma center), a large multispecialty physician practice, the Dartmouth Cancer Center (a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center), the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth Health, a community hospital and critical access hospitals.

**Environment**

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics is an academic medical center located in Lebanon, New Hampshire in the Upper Connecticut River Valley on the NH and VT border. Home to Dartmouth College, the Upper Valley is a vibrant, academic and professional community offering excellent schools, lively arts, and an unmatched quality of life in a beautiful, rural setting. Amenities associated with urban areas in Boston MA, Burlington VT, and Montreal, QC are all within a few hours drive. U.S. News & World Report has consistently ranked Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Clinics as One of America’s Best Hospitals.

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Plans for, leads, coordinates and facilitates the provision of quality care and service for patients requiring respiratory care. Facilitates the procurement of supplies/equipment and provides for adequate numbers and mix of staff to deliver respiratory care. Provides leadership, consultation and collaboration with administrators and other members of the health care team to design, evaluate and improve patient care systems and processes.

- Manages the hiring process. Plans adequate staffing and adjustments on a daily basis, based on patient needs and staff skill mix. Evaluates and manages performance of staff members, to include coaching and performance management processes.

- Develops, implements, and evaluates unit and organizational policies, procedures and goals. Ensures that polices are consistent with the organization.

- Encourages, supports and provides educational opportunities for staff development.

- Develops and maintains operational budget for the unit. Monitors patient revenues, expenses and operation expenses (salaries and capital) and provides required reports to administration.

- Ensures that respiratory specific equipment meet necessary standards. Monitors utilization of equipment.

- Fosters an environment with open communication and ensures decision making at the point of service.

- Assumes accountability for continuous quality and regulatory management directives. Ensures quality and appropriateness of patient care. Facilitates and monitors activities related to the delivery of patient care, assuring evidenced based practice and minimum practice standards are achieved in clinical areas.

- Administers respiratory care to patients, as needed, to maintain clinical skills. Assesses particular patient requirements or as support to patient care unit staff.

- Collaborates with patients, families and the health care team to support the patient plan of care.

- Support education and staff development through participation and support of research, education, informatics, quality and patient safety, and professional development. Along with the Clinical Specialist for respiratory care, assumes responsibility for the orientation of new staff. Collaborates with Clinical Instructors in planning, implementation and evaluation of students’ clinical experience. Collaborates with the Clinical Specialist to educate, train and develop staff to assure competency and provide professional growth and development.

- Supports and/or participates in research programs.

- Performs other duties as required or assigned.

- Bachelors in Respiratory Care, or Associates in Respiratory Care with Bachelors in related field which may include Business or Health Care Management.

- Previous Supervisory or Management Experience Required.

- Licensed RCP in the State of New Hampshire.

- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)

- ACLS required upon hire

Manager - Respiratory Care

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