Respiratory Care Practioner III

CommonSpirit Health; Folsom (CA); Presencial; USD 85 000 - 110 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital in California is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner to deliver comprehensive respiratory care across neonate, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. You will perform arterial punctures, ventilation management, airway care, and emergency interventions, while maintaining strict infection control.

Required are CA licensure, AMA-approved program, NBRC credentials, and 5+ years acute care with 1 year critical care, plus BLS/ACLS/PALS certifications.

Qualificações

• Completion of AMA approved respiratory therapy program.
• Bachelor's in Respiratory Care or Health Sciences.
• NBRC Advanced Critical Care Specialist / Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist / Pulmonary Function Technologist credentials.
• Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner in California.
• Minimum 5 years acute care experience with 1 year critical care.
• Current BLS, ACLS and PALS certifications.

Responsabilidades

• Initiates and monitors mechanical ventilation per protocol.
• Blood gas sampling with infection control technique.
• Extubates patients per ICU protocol.
• Provides comprehensive shift handoff.
• Approaches physician to clarify prescribed therapy and suggest modifications.
• Assesses oxygen therapy using pulse oximetry and recommends changes.

Conhecimentos

Critical care experience

Pediatric & neonatal respiratory care

Emergency response readiness

Infection control & safety

Formação académica

Bachelor's in Respiratory Care/Health Sciences

AMA approved respiratory therapy program

NBRC Advanced Critical Care Specialist / Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist / Pulmonary Function Technologist credentials

California Respiratory Care Practitioner license

BLS (American Heart Association)

ACLS

PALS

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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.

• Initiates and monitors mechanical ventilation to assure the patient is being ventilated adequately and according to protocol or the physician's written or verbal orders.
• Blood gas sampling following appropriate infection control technique.
• Extubates patients as per Cardiac and ICU protocol or the physician's written or verbal orders.
• Organizes and gives a comprehensive patient report to the incoming shift.
• Approaches the physician to clarify prescribed therapy and recommends modification when indicated.
• Assesses and monitors the use of oxygen by performing pulse oximetry to verify medical need for oxygen. Recommends changes in therapy.

Job Requirements

Required

• Completion of an AMA approvedrespiratory therapy program.
• Bachelors Other in Respiratory Care, Health Sciences.
• Or credentialed in one of thefollowing by the National Board of Respiratory Care Advanced Critical CareSpecialty, Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist, Certified/Registered Pulmonary FunctionTechnologist.
• Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner with the State of California.
• Five (5) years minimum acute care experience, with one (1) year of critical care experience. If no qualified candidate, may consider training positions, depending on staffing needs.
• Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA.
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support PALS.

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1989, Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital is a 106-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Folsom, California. Serving over 60,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women's health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy Hospital of Folsom 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 has been awarded the AMA/ASA's Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.

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