Manager - Respiratory Therapist
Company: Tenet North Cal
Location: Turlock
Posted on: October 28, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description Tenet North Cal is seeking a Respiratory
Therapist Manager for a job in Turlock, California. Job Description
& Requirements Specialty: Respiratory Therapist Discipline: Allied
Health Professional Duration: Ongoing 40 hours per week Shift: 8
hours Employment Type: Staff \n Job Summary \n Care Practitioner
who is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and
evaluating respiratory care given by the designated healthcare
team. The Department Manager has twenty-four hour responsibility
for the service standards, staff, leadership, decision-making,
fiscal guidelines, and department relationship. The Department
Manager fosters a supportive, professional environment for
physicians, staff, and patients. The Department Manager is
dedicated to Performance Improvement. This position will have
oversight of all respiratory services in the hospital and
diagnostic procedures as applicable \n \n SHIFT: Days \n JOB TYPE:
Full Time Demonstrates knowledge and clinical expertise in
performing cardiopulmonary related tests, procedures, and
treatments prescribed by physician. Demonstrates an understanding
of specific needs of specific age groups as it relates to equipment
choices and therapeutic delivery techniques. Incorporates current
clinical trends into practice. Generates reviews and revises
Respiratory Care Procedures and Protocols. Maintains responsibility
for activities (formal and informal) related to evaluation of
employee performance, (i.e. commendations, corrective action, and
performance appraisals.) Communication is appropriate, timely and
effective. Identifies issues to be addressed at department level.
Takes appropriate action, and refers appropriate departmental
operational issues utilizing the appropriate chain-of-command.
Supports and interprets institutional and departmental goals and
objectives to the interdisciplinary health care team and
Respiratory Care personnel. Assists employees to make performance
objectives consistent with departmental objectives and evaluates
progress toward annual performance goals. Submits recommendations
for capital and operational budget planning. Evaluates existing and
new products in efforts of maintaining progressive modalities of
care. Schedules appropriate number of personnel through management
of employee vacations, leaves of absence and sick leave. Maintains
accountability for assignments, meal times and breaks. Promotes
departmental strength through cross training, education, and the
development of employee leadership skills. Also provides
instructional needs to various departments or programs. Insures
employee compliance toward departmental policies by means of
auditing, remediation and in-service, including corrective action.
Accountable for creating an environment that promotes clinical
excellence. Establishes standards of care for the service with
input from the coordinators, shift supervisors and staff. Defines
and communicates standards to staff members. Reviews, develops, and
revises policies and procedures. Monitors compliance to established
standards. Promotes responsibility and accountability for quality.
Uses an ethical decision-making process. Incorporates
inter-disciplinary philosophy in developing care systems.
Accountable for coordination and collaboration with other
departments to collectively achieve the best possible care for our
patients. The goal of patient focused care as a top priority should
exist for all personnel involved in direct patient care. Assists
the director with the following. Accountable for planning service’s
fiscal needs. Develops a detailed, operational plan. Assigns
responsibilities to meet budgeted guidelines. Monitors all fiscal
aspects to function in the most cost effective manner possible.
Shows flexibility to modify goals as needed. Provides input for
capital budget or physical plan as needed. Accountable for
developing staff. Interviews and hires to meet budgeted plan.
Evaluates in-service and educational needs and provides as needed.
Communicates information. Develops the service management team.
Accountable for leadership. Motivates staff by sharing ideas and
values. Fosters self esteem. Delegates responsibilities. Trains
staff to function independently. Remains open to suggestions and
feedback. Follows up to see that plans are implemented. Provides
leadership in redesign of health care systems. Promotes
collaboration of management in Performance Improvement. Works with
other professionals to strengthen practice and patient care.
Accountable for judgment and decision-making. Analyzes data,
considers options, develops plan of action, takes action as needed,
evaluates response and uses timing to be effective. Sets short and
long-range goals and objectives. Manages change. Accountable for
continuous quality improvement. Provides an environment for
Performance Improvement. Designs, develops, implements, evaluates,
revises systems to monitor and improve care outcomes. Integrates
the quality improvement process within the practice environment.
Reduces risks to patient or organization through effective
management strategies. Understands and manages regulatory and
license requirements. All other duties as assigned. Tenet North Cal
Job ID 2503030357. Posted job title: Manager Respiratory
Therapy
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