**Description** This position is incentive eligible. **Introduction** We are seeking a Respiratory Therapy Director with TriStar Summit Medical Center to promote growth and unlock possibilities. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life. Share your leadership skills and come make a difference with us! **Benefits** TriStar Summit Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include: + Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation. + Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more. + Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing + 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service) + Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock + Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance. + Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more + Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts + Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships + Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships) + Colleague recognition program + Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence) + Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income. Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards) **_Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location._** We are seeking a Respiratory Therapy Director for our team to be an innovator. HCA Healthcare partners with Harvard Pilgrim Institute and the CDC to use our data from more than 26 million patient encounters each year to impact the industry. Come build your career with us! **Job Summary and Qualifications** The Respiratory Therapy Director will have oversight responsibility for the day-to-day management of Respiratory Care, Sleep, and EEG. Responsibilities will include training, education, quality assurance, quality control, maintaining adequate supplies and equipment, assisting in staffing and budgetary matters, scheduling, time keeping, maintaining the blood gas laboratory and machines, and evaluation of staff. **What you will do in this role:** + Lead and develop staff in the department while promoting and exhibiting teamwork. + Demonstrate and teach critical thinking skills. + Ensure compliance with hospital policies/procedures and patient safety initiatives. + Develop and maintain department work schedule to ensure productivity is met. + Maintain departmental expenses within budget constraints. + Counsel and discipline staff as appropriate. + Collaborate with nursing leadership to integrate care that meets patient’s needs. + Develop and implement a consistent program for quality assurance. + Effectively communicate with physicians, patients, family members, respiratory staff, leadership and ancillary staff. + Oversee operation of blood gas lab and maintain State regulations for operations. + Ensure all requirements for CAP are consistently met. + Perform time edits and approvals. + Order departmental supplies and maintain departmental inventory. + Ensure that staff can provide education to nursing staff related to respiratory equipment as needed. + Utilize a standard data collection tool in Meditech to maintain on-going monitoring/assessment of assigned patients for all modalities. + Participate in the development of patient plan of care when providing patient care. + Collaborate with the patient/family, systematically and continually assess the patient’s health. + Maintain the ability to demonstrate appropriate application of age specific standards, policies and procedures, and guidelines in assessment of the population served. **What qualifications you will need:** + Associate’s Degree required; Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree preferred. + Graduate from an accredited school of Respiratory Therapy preferred. + 5 years of experience in a supervisory or management role preferred. + American Heart Association or Red Cross BLS, NRP, ACLS & PALS required. + Successful completion of the national advanced practice examinations for the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) preferred. + Current license by the State of Tennessee as a Licensed Registered Respiratory Therapist (LRRT) preferred. TriStar Summit is a 200-bed comprehensive facility. We serve Davidson, Wilson and surrounding counties. We include a Level III Trauma Center. We offer a full array of acute care services. These include cardiology, oncology, orthopaedics/spine, rehabilitation and women’s services. We are an Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI. We are a Primary Stroke Center. TriStar Summit is a leading provider of emergency heart and stroke care. "There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder Join our family of over 180 hospitals and about 2,000 sites of care to drive excellence and raise the bar for our over 35 million annual patient encounters. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.