Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner, Variable Shift, Per Diem

Adventist Health; Clearlake (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Adventist Health in Clearlake, CA is seeking a Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner to perform critical respiratory care services.

This role requires effective collaboration with patients, compliance with medical protocols, and is ideal for someone with strong certification and technical experience in respiratory care.

Join our team and contribute to the well-being of patients and the community!

Qualifications

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential and Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license required.
• Three years' technical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides respiratory care services for patients with respiratory disease.
• Documents care given and maintains records of treatment.
• Assists in training and supervising new employees.

Skills

CPR or BLS certification

ACLS certification

PALS certification

Clinical assessment skills

Technical experience in respiratory care

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner, Variable Shift, Per Diem

Clearlake, CA, United States

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Job Description

Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.

Job Summary

• Exempt: No
• Performs basic and critical respiratory care services. Has the ability to work well without supervision as well as maintain supervision over others, as delegated. Provides respiratory care services for the adult and geriatric patient. Provides respiratory care for patients with respiratory disease, as ordered by the physician and in accordance with current department policies concerning all phases of respiratory therapy. Completes paperwork, electronic medical records, flow sheets, and charges for each patient. This position is represented by RCHEA.

Line of Responsibility and Authority

• Respiratory Therapist - Director of Cardiopulmonary Services

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential and Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license Required
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification Required
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification Required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification Required
• Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) certification Preferred

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent (some certifications will require Bachelor's) Preferred
• Master's Degree Preferred
• Three years' technical experience Preferred

Physical Requirements / Work Environment / Use of Senses and Communications Skills

• Accommodations: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee typically encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the key responsibilities and essential functions
• Confidentiality: Employee must conform with all HIPAA and other confidentiality regulations as required by the job, department, or hospital
• Physical Requirements (b): This job requires frequent bending, squatting, kneeling, climbing, reaching above shoulders, sitting, walking inclines and declines, standing, talking, hearing, and performing repetitive hand motions. Vision requirements include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will occasionally pull, lift, transfer, or push a patient side to side, to a sitting position, to a standing position, or laterally. The employee must demonstrate a pull lift of 50 pounds from the floor.
• Potential Exposure to Blood & Body Fluids: Category 1 for potential exposure to blood/body fluids. (Requires the performance of procedures or other tasks in the work routine that involve an inherent potential for mucous membranes or skin contact with blood, body fluids or tissues, or a potential for spills or splashes of them. Protective measures should be used while engaged in Category 1 tasks with exposure potential.)

Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner (AHCL)

• Assesses and documents the appropriateness of prescribed therapy (including recommendations) for patients receiving respiratory care services. Administers aerosol and oxygen therapy, while maintaining charts. Draws arterial blood gases per policy and physician order. Provides care to ventilator patients. Assists in department record keeping and operation, as well as participation in training and supervision of new employees. Documents care given; maintains records of treatment given; generates necessary documents for charges or record keeping. Assists in the instruction of nursing personnel in surveillance of patient and equipment after initial installation. Performs pulmonary function tests, drainage procedures, and provides additional patient care regarding cardio respiratory disease. Provides suggestions regarding the patients’ treatment and pulmonary progress. Provides assistance in cardio respiratory rehabilitation. Provides instruction to patients and family in the nature of cardio respiratory disease and its ramifications. Makes rounds to check all respiratory therapy equipment in use or on standby in patient areas. Ensures completion of the initial ventilator bundle orders upon initiation of mechanical ventilation. Ensures compliance of VAP bundle for all patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Identifies measurable and reasonable outcomes while using appropriate therapy interventions to resolve patient needs. Updates and communicates the diagnosis throughout the patient’s stay based on patient's changing condition and disease status. Assists with maintenance and processing of equipment and products used in providing respiratory therapy services. Serves as a knowledge resource to the physician and hospital staff in relation to the technical aspects of respiratory care and the effectiveness of methods to administer safe respiratory therapy. Assists in stocking and re-ordering parts and equipment. Assists in the set up of specialty equipment. Keeps the equipment clean and ready for its next use. Assists physicians with bronchoscopies and special procedures. Assists with quality control, staff schedules and competencies.