Critical Care RT/RCP - LA County

LifeLine Ambulance; Los Alamitos, Los Angeles, Commerce (CA, CA, CA); In loco; USD 49.593 - 52.348; Tempo pieno

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LifeLine Ambulance is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) on their Critical Care Team in Los Alamitos, CA. The role involves delivering patient care during medical transport, primarily managing mechanical ventilation for patients in need.

The ideal candidate will have critical care experience, a current RCP license in California, and certifications in ACLS and PALS. Responsibilities include monitoring patient responses, operating medical devices, and ensuring compliance with health care protocols.

Competenze

• Minimum of two years recent critical care experience within the last 18 months.
• Experience in respiratory, emergency, and intensive care.
• Strong knowledge of pulmonary function and rehabilitation.

Mansioni

• Monitor patient physiological responses to therapy.
• Transport ventilator-dependent patients while managing respiratory strategy.
• Set up and operate respiratory therapy devices.
• Maintain respiratory therapy equipment.

Conoscenze

Critical care experience

Pulmonary function knowledge

Respiratory equipment use

Emergency care experience

Formazione

Completion of an accredited Respiratory Therapy Program

Current RCP license in California

ACLS Certification

PALS Certification

CPR Certification

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Job Details
Level: Experienced
Location: Commerce, CA 90040
Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time
Salary Range: $36.00 - $38.00 Hourly
Job Shift: Any
Job Category: Health Care

Job Summary

As a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) on LifeLine EMS's Critical Care Team (CCT), you are a contracted employee through The 9 Line Company. Your role is central to delivering exceptional patient care during medical transport. You will transport and manage or monitor mechanical ventilation for chronically ventilated patients or, in conjunction with a CCT‑RN, for acutely ventilated patients in pre‑hospital and inter‑facility settings, as authorized by the local EMS Agency Medical Director. You will perform the following duties within the prescribed scope of practice and applicable regulatory guidelines.

Essential Functions

• Monitor patient physiological responses to therapy such as arterial blood gases, vital signs or blood chemistry, and lung function changes, and consult with physicians if there are adverse reactions.
• Transport ventilator‑dependent patients while maintaining and managing respiratory strategy and compromise.
• Work as part of a team to transport dependent patients in the ambulance.
• Set up and operate devices including mechanical ventilators, high‑flow oxygen administration system, and capnography monitoring devices.
• Follow specified parameters of treatment.
• Inspect, test, clean, and maintain respiratory therapy equipment to ensure it functions safely and efficiently.
• Maintain charts that contain patient identification and therapy information.
• Order equipment repairs when necessary.
• Explain health care treatment procedures to patients to gain cooperation.
• Measure and manage respiratory status in route and prior to transfer of care at destination.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two (2) years recent critical care experience within the last 18 months.
• Experience in respiratory, emergency, and intensive care.
• Strong knowledge of pulmonary function and pulmonary rehabilitation.
• Experience with respiratory equipment.

Education, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Completion of an accredited Respiratory Therapy Program.
• Current RCP license and certified for unrestricted practice in the state of California.
• Current ACLS Certification (Required).
• Current PALS Certification (Required).
• CPR certification.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Frequently required to climb or balance and taste or smell.
• Must regularly lift and/or move up to 150 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Must have close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to extreme weather conditions.
• Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, electrical shock, vibration, biohazard and infectious waste, and occasionally radiation.
• Noise level usually loud.

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