Lee Health
is located in
Fort Myers/
Cape Coral,
Florida
Location:HealthPark Medical Center -9981 So HealthPark CircleFort Myers FL 33908
Department: Respiratory Care
Work Type: Full Time 4- 10hr shifts No weekend and No Holidays
Shift: Shift 1/ Dayshift
Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:
(Respiratory Therapy Supervisor)$34.97 - $45.46 / hour
; (Respiratory Therapy Supervisor - Critical Care)$38.48 - $50.01 / hour
(with the ACCS credential)Join Lee Health as a Respiratory Supervisor and lead a team that feels like family, in a community that feels like home.
As a Respiratory Therapist Supervisor at Lee Health, youll foster growth, collaboration, and innovation all while making a real difference in the lives of patients and peers alike.
About Our Respiratory Team:
Comprised of over 400 Respiratory team members, our Respiratory Care team provides a wide range of specialized services to support patients with acute and chronic pulmonary conditions in the hospital setting. In addition to core respiratory therapy, services include pulmonary rehabilitation, asthma and COPD education, pulmonary function testing, and interventional procedures such as bronchoscopies and thoracentesis. The team also supports advanced diagnostics through robotic-assisted bronchoscopy and collaborates with the multidisciplinary Lung Nodule Clinic for lung cancer screening and evaluation. Respiratory therapists play an essential role in managing ventilators, providing airway support, and delivering high-quality, patient-centered care across critical care and acute care units.
What We Offer You:
Assists the director in supervising personnel and overseeing the daily operations of the Respiratory department. Helps to recommend and implement policies and procedures. Understands and follows human resources and health system policies and procedures. Assists the director in hiring, orienting, developing, coaching, counseling and termination of employees. Coordinates equipment maintenance needs, performance improvement, and quality control activities specific to the department. Performs assessment of staff blood gas competencies if qualified as a Key Operator. Measures ongoing performance improvement efforts. Manages supplies and payroll to operate within the department budget. Participates in the interview and decision process for new hires. May also participate in delegating daily assignments and participates on various committees.
Observes activities of staff and provides input for competency evaluations and performs annual evaluations for direct staff. Helps to mentor lead Respiratory Therapists in their development. As appropriate and when needed, performs in the capacity of a Lead or bedside Respiratory Therapist. May represent the department and/or director on campus committees and meetings as designated. Acts as the designated department leader or representative in the absence of the director. Performs functions and duties delegated by the director. Assumes other roles and responsibilities as assigned by the director.
Education: Bachelors degree required.
Experience:Minimum of 5 years clinical experience including all intensive care/critical care areas.
Licensure:Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) from the State of Florida required.
Certifications:Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association required. ACLS, PALS, NRP (as appropriate to job function and population served) required. Credentialed by the National Board for Respiratory Care as a Registered Respiratory Therapist.
Other:Leadership characteristics. Strong work ethic. Analytical and critical thinking skills.Computer skills-Word & Excel.
US:FL:Fort Myers
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