Respiratory Care Practitioner I

Dignity Health; California; On-site; USD 75,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health's Mercy San Juan Medical Center in California seeks a Respiratory Care Practitioner to provide essential respiratory care across age groups, including arterial punctures, ventilation, airway maintenance, and emergency support.

The role requires advanced clinical skills, strict infection control, and the ability to perform effectively in emergencies. Proficiency in bronchoscopies and complex ventilation management is valued.

Qualifications

• Completion of an AMA approved respiratory therapy program.
• Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA.
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Perform arterial punctures and manage ventilation across neonate to geriatric patients.
• Operate mechanical ventilators and administer medical gases as needed.
• Assist with bronchoscopies and serve as a preceptor to staff, students, or new hires.

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 in this role, 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.

• Works in at least 3 areas: Shift lead/ER; ICU/CSICU/Trauma ICU; ABG/Pulmonary Lab; Pediatrics; and or non-critical adult areas.
• Must be proficient to work in 3 areas 100% of the time.
• Specialized skill: Is able to assist with bronchoscopies, able to act as a willing preceptor to newer employees, students, or staff upgrading their ICU skills, in-servicing co-workers and RNs, able to perform bedside PFTs.
• Able to manage complex modes of ventilation.
• Performs delivery of nitric oxide and or delivers care to patients receiving nitric oxide.
• Assists with the placement of percutaneous tracheostomy tubes, maintaining airway, assessing and managing ventilation.

Job Requirements

Required

• Completion of an AMA approved respiratory therapy program. If no qualified candidate, may consider training positions, depending on staffing needs.
• Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA.
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association.

Preferred

• One (1) year clinical experience.
• RG RRT

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1967, Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 377-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Carmichael, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy San Juan Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of stroke care certification awarded by The Joint Commission. One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$66.37 - $66.37 /hour