KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.

Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at http://www.kvhealthcare.org/mission-and-vision.

KVH puts ‘employee care’ high on the priority list, with health benefits like low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance and a robust employee wellness program. KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses/ domestic partners, and dependent children. KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision.  We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay to encourage continuing education.  We want our employees to know they are valued. One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year of part-time status. To view more details about the comprehensive benefits package we offer to eligible employees visit our website -

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The Director of Cardiopulmonary Services provides 24-hour management of cardiorespiratory services and personnel.  The position is responsible for policy and procedure development, ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies, development of an annual operating and capital budget, as well as hiring, disciplining and evaluating employees in the department.  The Director frequently provides direct patient care requiring advanced assessment skills and the ability to intervene in complex patient care situations. 

What is required...

• Graduate  of a two or four year National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) approved program in Respiratory Care;
• Currently licensed in the State of Washington to practice respiratory therapy;
• Certified Pulmonary Function Technologist status with NBRC and Registry eligible;
• Eight years of clinical respiratory/cardiopulmonary experience with a minimum or 2 of those years in a charge or leadership position;
• Current CPR card (maintenance required);
• ACLS card within 6 months of hire;(maintenance required);
• PALS card within 6 months of hire (maintenance required);
• NRP card within 6 months of hire (maintenance required).

What is preferred...

• Three years of supervisory experience as a manager or director
• Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist with the NBRC;
• Exposure to or knowledge of Lean principles in a healthcare setting;
• Work and/or educational experience that promoted group/team relations;
• Two years specific to adult and pediatric care delivery;
• One year of tertiary level respiratory care or geriatric respiratory care delivery.

Wage:  Wage range currently starts at $85,280/year and goes up to $135,200/year. Actual wage will be based on years' of applicable experience.   

FTE: 1.0 = 40 hours/week; Exempt

Benefits:  This position is benefits eligible