Overview
Director of Pulmonary Program Development - Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) or Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
If you specialize in RT leadership and external partnership development, we invite you to apply and be part of a team that truly values your contribution. We offer competitive wages and are committed to fostering a workplace where growth, teamwork, and patient-centered care are at the forefront. At the end of each day, knowing that you’ve made a meaningful impact in the lives of our residents will be your greatest reward.
Benefits
- One of Ohio’s Largest Providers of long-term care skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation services.
- Employee Focus: We foster a positive culture where employees feel valued, trusted, and have opportunities for growth.
- Employee Recognition: Regular acknowledgement and celebration of individual and team achievements.
- Career Development: Opportunities for learning, training, and advancement to help you grow professionally.
- Medical Benefits: Affordable medical insurance options through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.
- Additional Healthcare Benefits: Dental, vision, and prescription drug insurance options via leading insurance providers.
- Flexible Pay Options: Get paid daily, weekly, or bi-weekly through UKG Wallet.
- Benefits Concierge: Internal company assistance in understanding and utilizing your benefit options.
- Pet Insurance: Three options available
- Education Assistance: Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment options.
- Retirement Savings with 401K.
- HSA and FSA options
Start a rewarding and stable career with Arbors today!
Summary: Leads the organization’s pulmonary and ventilator programs with accountability for both clinical excellence and program growth. This role combines respiratory therapy leadership with external partnership development, referral support, and collaboration with Business Development and Marketing to expand pulmonologist relationships, hospital partnerships, and pulmonary census. Serves as a clinical ambassador to hospitals, LTACHs, physicians, patients, and families to support trust, referral confidence, and conversion.
Qualifications
Education:
- ▪ A CRT or RRT graduate of an AMA approved school for respiratory care is required.
Licenses/Certification:
Experience:
- ▪ Minimum three (3) years respiratory therapy experience, preferably in long-term acute care, ventilator, or pulmonary specialty settings.
- ▪ Experience interfacing with hospitals, physicians, and interdisciplinary care teams preferred.
Essential Functions
- ▪ Provides respiratory related services for established times or services within the Respiratory Care Practitioner scope of practices. This may include: testing the patient for qualifying clinical needs, gathering information, completing and/or submitting the information to the facility.
- ▪ Records all pertinent information on respiratory care records and patient charts. This includes consults, recommendations, and pertinent conversations with physicians, staff, patient, patient family members or other caregivers. Verbal or telephone orders should be handled according to facility policy.
- ▪ Assists facility in regulatory issues, ensuring that respiratory equipment and supplies are stored in appropriate storage area, and appropriate signs and documentation are provided within the facility.
- ▪ Takes care of routine mail, phone calls and pages as necessary. Also completes necessary filing and faxing.
- ▪ Communicates with facility staff regarding relevant clinical and operational issues regarding the program and patient care issues.
- ▪ Assess for patient’s respiratory needs. Assess oxygen saturation and use of pulse ox. Be able to assess ventilator patients and work with ventilators.
- ▪ Complete treatment and ventilator checks in a timely fashion. Notifies supervisor of any facility concerns or needs.
- ▪ Review TARs at the end of each month for accurate information related to respiratory documentation.
- ▪ The ability to assess for decanulization and weaning’s.
- ▪ May participate in a wide variety of special projects.
Job Description
Excellent Resident Care Through Teamwork
- ▪ Resolves routine problems and communicates solution to appropriate personnel.
- ▪ Partner closely with Business Development and Marketing Liaisons to support development and growth of pulmonologist relationships across community, hospital-based, and outpatient settings.
- ▪ Build and maintain trusted relationships with acute-care hospitals, LTACH facilities, and respiratory therapy departments to strengthen referral pathways.
- ▪ Serve as a key clinical liaison to hospital respiratory therapy leaders, case management teams, and executive leadership (CEO, CNO, VP Case Management).
- ▪ Support pulmonary program expansion initiatives aligned with organizational growth strategy and market demand.
- ▪ Participate in hospital on-sites, patient evaluations, and family discussions as needed to support referral confidence and conversion.
- ▪ Assist with complex clinical discussions related to ventilator and pulmonary admissions in collaboration with Case Management and Business Development teams.
- ▪ Serve as a trusted clinical resource for patients, families, physicians, and hospital partners during transition-of-care decisions.
- ▪ Collaborate with Marketing on pulmonary program messaging, educational materials, and outreach strategies to ensure clinical accuracy and market relevance.
- ▪ Provide clinical insight to marketing campaigns and community education initiatives related to pulmonary and ventilator services.
- ▪ Communicate program capabilities clearly and consistently to internal and external stakeholders.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- ▪ Ability to work independently in a consulting capacity.
- ▪ Ability to work cooperatively as a member of a team.
- ▪ Ability to communicate effectively with residents and their family members, and at all levels of the organization.
- ▪ Ability to react decisively and quickly in emergency situations.
- ▪ Ability to organize a schedule and work to meet facility needs.
- ▪ Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- ▪ Excellent organizational skills.
- ▪ Ability to represent pulmonary and ventilator programs confidently with physicians, hospitals, and hospital partners.
- ▪ Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills with hospital respiratory therapy teams and leaders.
- ▪ Understanding of referral workflows, discharge planning, and hospital-to-post-acute transitions.
- ▪ Ability to balance clinical responsibilities with program growth and partnership development.