Cardiopulmonary Manager, Full Time

Cabinet Peaks Medical Center is looking for a Cardiopulmonary Manager to join our Cardiopulmonary Team!

The Cardiopulmonary Manager is responsible for the planning, organization, and direction of the cardiopulmonary department, ensuring high-quality care is delivered in accordance with regulatory standards and clinical best practices. This role oversees the daily operations of respiratory therapy and cardiac diagnostic services, manages staff, and collaborates with physicians and other departments to support optimal patient outcomes.

Major Job Duties & Responsibilities

Role models PROMISE behavioral standards: 

Patient/Customer Satisfaction:  Implements practices & programs that improve patient's experience and/or improves the health of our population.  Achieves established patient/customer satisfaction scores.  Utilizes tools (AIDET, rounding, etc.) to increase patient satisfaction.

Planning:  Aligns all work and resource management with CPMC mission, vision, values, goals and strategic initiatives.  Actively participates in planning long-term strategies for the department.  Keeps up to date on industry trends, regulatory changes, etc.  Translates strategies into annual measurable goals for department, utilizes tracking and reporting tools on a consistent basis.  Meets deadlines.

Financial results:  Develops yearly budget for department(s) that align with strategic goals.  Monitors actual expenditures against budgeted amounts and develops corrective action plans for significant variances. Identifies opportunities to reduce per capita cost of healthcare.

Quality:  Identifies quality standards, measures performance, and implements action plans to correct deficiencies. Continually improve quality, safety thru process improvement measures, efficiency, technology, and education to meet patient/customer needs. Provide timely responses (e-mail, phone calls) to all customers (patients, families, employees, providers, peers, etc.).

Management of staff:  Determines headcount needs, devises work schedules, hires high quality personnel, communicates in timely manner (monthly staff meetings), applies HR policies consistently, handles employee performance problems quickly and per policies, rewards and recognizes staff accomplishments.

Compliance:  Stays abreast of and ensures compliance with all CPMC policies & procedures, laws, regulatory requirements, Medicare Conditions of Participation, etc.  Develops and maintains current department policies and procedures, approves time & attendance records accurately and timely, conducts employee performance evaluations on time, actively participates in committee meetings, completes HealthStream and other training as scheduled.

Management of Department:  Completes all mandatory departmental reports, budgets, training, policies, job descriptions, etc. on time. Is engaged participant in assigned committees/meetings with consistent attendance. Provides back-up coverage for staff during times of high census, staff turnover/absences or when work demands dictate.

Patient Care: Provides patient care as needed according to established standards and department policies/procedures. Completes necessary documentation and charges according to policies and procedures.    

Equipment: Ensures preventive maintenance is current and appropriate for patient care equipment either through Biomedical or from outside resources as necessary.       

Maintains working relationship with local and regional clinicians and medical offices to facilitate patient care and promote CPMC programs.

Oversees the budget for Heartcode training, via Healthstream and works with employee education to ensure resources are available to provide required training to employees.       

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Ability to demonstrate competency performing all essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Must be able to function and excel in a team environment and relate positively and favorably to staff, patients, visitors, families, and physicians. 

Must possess effective communication and writing skills.

May be required to travel to other hospital buildings, satellite clinic, and patients’ homes or out of town to attend meetings/continuing education courses. 

Must possess computer skills in order to use e-mail, Word, Excel, Power Point, internet, electronic medical records, etc.

Experience

Minimum 5 years if experience in respiratory therapy or cardiopulmonary services. 

At least 2 years of management or supervisory experience preferred.

Educational Requirements

BS degree or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy (RT) program

Current CPR, ACLS, NRP, PALS certification required

Current Montana license as a Registered Respiratory Therapist

Applicable license for technical area is required.

Schedule

Based on the needs of the department.

Benefits Package Available. 

Full-time benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, long-term disability (LTD), and life & accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance for you and your eligible family members, plus a 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.

Cabinet Peaks Medical Center is committed to providing a safe, efficient, and productive work environment for all employees. To help ensure a safe and healthful working environment, each applicant to whom an offer of employment has been made will be required as a condition of employment to undergo a substance test. Additional pre-employment items may be required. Please contact Human Resources for details.