Kindred Hospital Lima is a 26-bed long-term acute care hospital offering the same in-depth care you would receive in a traditional hospital, but for an extended recovery period. We partner with your physician and offer 24-hour clinical care seven days a week so you can start your journey to wellness. We are located downtown Lima on the west side of I-75, with ease access to surrounding shops and restaurants.
Job Summary
Under limited supervision, directs the hospital’s Respiratory Therapy Services. Plans, Directs and Monitors clinical and technical operations, functions, and resources of the Respiratory Therapy Department. Assures departmental compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards. Coordinates, monitors, and maintains Key Performance Indicators, performance improvement activities, and National Quality Plan measures/targets and participates in hospital CQI initiatives.
Essential Functions
- Responsible for initiating, leading, monitoring, maintaining/improving Respiratory Care quality and cost metric initiatives for the facility.
- Responsible for planning, defining,



and developing Respiratory Care’s scope of Practice, including planning, development, and implementation of new services.
- Develops, reviews, and revises hospital specific respiratory therapy policies and procedures. Reviews and revises addendums to Kindred CORE policies and procedures as appropriate.
- Effectively manages the departmental workforce which includes; interviewing, hiring, orientation, performance evaluation, competency verification, staff education, scheduling, problem resolution, and disciplinary action.
- Responsible to assure adequate and efficient departmental staffing/scheduling to meet
changing patient care needs.
- Responsible for effective departmental equipment and supply management including: evaluation and justification of capital equipment, assuring equipment preventive maintenance and repair compliance, compliance to division supply guidelines and assuring f

📌 Director of Respiratory Therapy (Lima)
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