Respiratory Care Pract III

CommonSpirit Health; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health's Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, CA seeks a Respiratory Care Practitioner to deliver comprehensive respiratory care for neonates to geriatrics. Responsibilities include ventilator management, airway tools, aerosol therapy, and emergency care in a high‑acuity setting.

The role requires CA licensure with CPR/ACLS/PALS/NRP, CRT credential, and strong infection control. This position supports patient safety and participates in ICU/ER services, with care delivered in a busy

Qualifications

• Education level necessary to obtain required licensure and certifications.
• One year clinical experience in RCP II position or 5 years respiratory care experience including 3 in critical care.
• Experience in the use of computers.
• Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire and
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire and
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, upon hire and
• Certified Respiratory Therapist, upon hire
• Stable Program, within 12 - months and
• Neonatal-Pediatric Specialty Respiratory Therapist, upon hire

Responsibilities

• Provide essential respiratory care for neonate, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Perform arterial punctures, continuous ventilation, airway maintenance, emergency care, and infection control.
• Ventilator management, aerosol therapy, humidity therapy, chest physiotherapy, bedside spirometry, airway maintenance, and medical gas administration.
• Assist physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, chest tube insertions, intubation, etc.
• Ensure patient/family education and emergency responsiveness across hospital settings.

Skills

Ventilator management

Infection control

CPR

Patient education

Emergency response

Education

Respiratory Care Practitioner license (CA)

BLS/CPR

ACLS

PALS

NRP

CRT - Certified Respiratory Therapist

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Respiratory Care Practitioner, you will competently provide essential respiratory care for neonate, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. Your expertise is vital for critical respiratory interventions and patient well-being.

Every day you will perform arterial punctures, continuous ventilation, airway maintenance, emergency care, infection control, isolation procedures, mechanical ventilator operation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and medical gas administration.

To be successful, you will possess advanced clinical skills in all aspects of respiratory care across age groups, meticulous attention to detail, a strong commitment to patient safety and infection control, and the ability to perform effectively in emergencies.

Patient Assessment / Reassessment

• Accurately performs respiratory patient assessment.
• Accurately performs appropriate skin assessment as required.
• Accurately performs appropriate assessment for treatment modality.
• Accurately performs the following routine procedures: ventilator management, aerosol therapy with or without medication; IPPB treatments; administration of aerosolized medications; perform humidity therapy; chest physiotherapy procedures; perform bedside spirometry, maintain artificial airways, administer medical gas and operate analyzers; patient/family education; administer pulse oximetry; performs MDI therapy and education; responds to emergency or 'stat' call throughout hospital; monitors vital signs.
• Assists physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, chest tube insertions, intubation, etc.

Job Requirements – Required

• Education level necessary to obtain required licensure and certifications
• One year clinical experience in RCP II position or 5 years respiratory care experience including 3 in critical care.
• Experience in the use of computers
• Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire and
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire and
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, upon hire and
• Certified Respiratory Therapist, upon hire and
• Stable Program, within 12 - months and
• Neonatal-Pediatric Specialty Respiratory Therapist, upon hire

Preferred

• Associates Of Science Respiratory Therapy, upon hire

Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1956, Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital is a 385-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, maternity care, and orthopedics. Additionally, Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and its Lauren Small Children’s Center is the first comprehensive pediatric program in Kern County.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$47.30 - $58.23 /hour