Respiratory Care Practitioner

Pacific Diagnostic Laboratories, LLC; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Cottage Health in Santa Barbara is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital to deliver respiratory therapies, administer medications, and document treatments.

You will manage airway and oxygen titration for ventilated and distressed patients, adhering to physician orders and established policies.

Join a system dedicated to excellence, integrity, and compassion, with a strong emphasis on patient care and ongoing professional education.

Qualifications

• California RCP license required.
• ACLS and BLS by American Heart Association required.

Responsibilities

• Administers aerosolized respiratory meds and documents all treatments, therapies, tests, and procedures.
• Maintains airway management and correct oxygen titration for ventilated and distressed patients.
• Follows physician orders and Cottage Health policies with minimal exceptions.
• Sets up, administers, and documents ventilator care per specs with few exceptions.
• Completes all required educational programs, tests and classes.

Education

California Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) License

ACLS and BLS from the American Heart Association

Job description

Join Cottage Health as a Respiratory Care Practitioner at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
Key elements of the position include:

• Administers aerosolized respiratory medications and chest percussion as ordered. Accomplishes (and documents in writing) all accomplished and unaccomplished ordered respiratory treatments, therapies, diagnostic tests, and procedures.
• Effectively demonstrates, establishes, and maintains clear patient airway relative to the patient’s condition. Maintains proper oxygen titration levels of patients receiving ventilator support and in non-ventilator supported patients in respiratory distress.
• All in accordance with physician’s orders, established policies, procedures and protocols with no more than 3-6 exceptions per year and no exceptions requiring medical intervention.
• Ventilators are properly set up, administered, managed and charted in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications, department policies, procedures, and protocols with no more than 2 exceptions per year and no exceptions requiring medical intervention.
• Completes 100% of assigned educational programs, tests and classes.
• Performs clinical and diagnostic procedures in accordance with established policy and procedures with no more than 2-3 noted exceptions (no more than two for the same reason), and with no exceptions resulting in the need for medical intervention.

Qualifications

• California Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) License
• ACLS and BLS from the American Heart Association

Cottage Health is a leading acute care hospital system, located on the central coast of California, widely known for our superior patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health system operates primarily in Santa Barbara, CA, since 1888, and consists of three acute care hospitals, a Rehabilitation Hospital, multiple clinics and a multi-site Urgent Care system. Our mission is to serve the central coast communities with excellence, integrity, and compassion. Every day we touch thousands of lives in many different ways, resolute in our mission to put patients first. We take pride in helping our patients get back to living their lives - in the places they love.

*Pay for non-physician positions is determined based on related years of experience and internal equity. Eligible employees may also receive additional forms of compensation, including shift differentials, on-call pay, incentive pay, and bonus opportunities, where applicable. Manager and above positions may participate in Cottage Health’s annual management incentive program. Physician compensation is determined based upon specialty and may include bonus potential. For more information on our comprehensive Total Rewards offerings, please visit https://cottagehealth.org/careers/total-rewards .

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