Date of Conferral
8-1-2024
Date of Award
August 2024
Degree
Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.)
School
Health Services
Advisor
Kenneth Gossett
Abstract
Respiratory therapists (RTs) have one of the highest organization turnover rates in the healthcare industry. Turnover is important to RT managers because they often lack strategies to retain therapists. Grounded in the job embeddedness theory, the purpose of this qualitative, pragmatic inquiry study was to identify and explore strategies that healthcare managers use to reduce burnout and turnover to facilitate the retention of RTs. The participants were five respiratory managers in five acute care hospitals in an eastern U.S. state. Data collection included semistructured interviews and the review of publicly available data from the hospitals’ websites. Data were thematically analyzed, and three themes emerged: flexible scheduling, work-life balance, and workload management. One key recommendation is for healthcare leaders to take the lead in developing and implementing retention strategies for flexible scheduling, promoting work-life balance, and managing the workload for respiratory therapy employees. The implications for positive social change include healthcare managers adapting retention strategies to maintain an adequate workforce, provide safe and quality patient care, and promote a sustainable healthcare system.
Recommended Citation
Tucker, Candi Nelson, "Effective Strategies Respiratory Managers Use to Reduce Burnout and Retain Respiratory Therapists" (2024). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 16030.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16030
