Pulmonary Clinical Services Supervisor

Job Shift: Second Shift (Afternoon) Please conact Jenny Covalt at (916) 486-5223 or jenny.m.covalt@kp.org if interested.  SCHEDULE: Full - Time Regular; 40 hours per week; Evening Shift.EDUCATION: Bachelors degree in Respiratory Care, Health Care Administration, Nursing, Business Admin preferred or equivalent experience.LICENSE/CERTIFICATION: Registered RRT Therapist and current State Respiratory Care Practitioner license required.POSITION SUMMARY: Supervises local staff in providing high quality, patient-focused, and cost-effective pulmonary clinical services. Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.QUALIFICATIONS: Experience in respiratory care, in a multi-faceted health care system, multi- service provider setting or academic setting required (usually 2 yrs). Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations. 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: BLS and NRP.DUTIES: Assists in developing, implementing, and monitoring pulmonary standards. Ensures all departmental programs support the organizations goals and strategic plans. Assists in coordinating plans of treatment and customer focus delivery 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 patient/pulmonary care services and outcomes. Identifies and recommends best practice models. Assists in developing, implementing, and evaluating standards of practice, to improve quality and service to members. Assists in meeting 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. Supervises staff, ensuring all are fully competent in providing the highest quality of care to members. Assists in determining appropriate staffing to maintain the service levels. Assists in developing programs and presents in-service programs to pulmonary staff. Supervises daily unit operations, including human resources, management, department and employee safety programs, and risk management.Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licenser requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.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. Additional Information Reference Code: SO.0800259 Position Type: Full Time, Employee Contact Information Jenny Covalt Apply by Email Kaiser Permanente - Northern California