Managing the Respiratory Care Department

by Salyer, John W.

• ISBN13: 9780763740443
• ISBN10: 0763740446
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-12
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Summary

This timely, comprehensive handbook provides critical information on preparing to be a manager, how hospitals work, structuring a department, measuring department performance, staffing and scheduling systems, billing systems, budgeting, evaluating new technology, staff development, developing a culture of accountability, clinical practice guidelines, and more. An ideal resource for anyone interested in or already working in a respiratory care department!

Table of Contents

Preparations for becoming an RT manager	p. 1
How hospitals are organized	p. 17
Structuring a department	p. 47
Measuring department performance	p. 85
Staffing systems	p. 165
Budgeting	p. 189
Evaluating technology	p. 223
Staff development	p. 275
Colleges and universities offering a bachelor's degree in respiratory therapy	p. 313
Respiratory therapist job descriptions and performance evaluation forms	p. 321
Glossary of reimbursement terminology	p. 359
Samples of capital budgeting forms	p. 369
Common mistakes made by directors-managers	p. 395
Resources	p. 399
Documents used in an evaluation and selection of mechanical ventilators	p. 407
Orientation and training documents	p. 431
Index	p. 475
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