Respiratory Care Practitioner II - Sharp Tri-City - Day Shift - Per Diem

150 Sharp Tri-City Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 7,082,000 - 7,792,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner to perform cardiopulmonary diagnostics, therapies and monitoring under physician-approved policies. The RCP educates patients and families and supports care planning within the department's standards.

Required qualifications include graduation from an accredited Respiratory Care program, 2 years acute-care experience, bronchoscopy experience, California RCP license, BLS and ACLS certifications.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of Respiratory Care.
• 2 years of acute care respiratory therapy experience.
• Experience in bronchoscopy.
• California Respiratory Care Practitioner license required.
• AHA BLS for Healthcare Professionals required.
• ACLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide respiratory care therapies and diagnostics per physician-approved policies.
• Educate patients and families and document therapies accurately.
• Maintain infection control standards and safe working environment.
• Distribute daily assignments and perform pulmonary function testing when applicable.

Skills

Respiratory therapy experience

Acute care experience

Bronchoscopy experience

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of Respiratory Care

California RCP license

Job description

Hours: Shift Start Time: 6 AM Shift End Time: 6:30 PM AWS Hours Requirement: 12/36 - 12 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information: Weekend Requirements: As Needed On-Call Required: No Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $51.410 - $51.410 - $56.560 This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU. This position was originally posted to ratified STC SEIU members from 9/17/2026 to 9/25/2026. The position is now available to be filled by internal candidates that are not members of the ratified Bargaining Unit or External candidates to Sharp.

What You Will Do

The Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) is a professional caregiver who performs cardiopulmonary diagnostics, therapeutics and monitors within his/her scope of practice per TCMC physician approved policies, procedures and protocols. This position maintains professional standards of conduct and ethics as outlined in hospital and department expectations and professional organizations. The employee provides education to patients, families, caregivers and other health professionals. The RCP demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to patients'/caregivers' rights, as identified within the institution. Pulmonary Function Technologists may complete the same duties as RCPs and provide additional specialized testing of patients (PFTs). The RCP follows/adheres to guidelines of care.

Required Qualifications

• Other Graduate of an accredited school of Respiratory Care.
• 2 Years experience in acute care in respiratory therapy
• Experience in Bronchoscopy.
• California Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP) - Respiratory Care Board of CA -REQUIRED
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
• ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Pulmonary Rehabilitation experience.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association -PREFERRED

Other Qualification Requirements

• Registered Respiratory Therapist, required.
• May accept CRT in lieu of RRT if obtained prior to 7/1/02.
• Current NRP certification, required. (NICU position only)

Essential Functions

The position characteristics reflect the most important duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job in a fully competent manner. They should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. The characteristics of the position and standards of performance may be changed by TCMC with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.

• Maintains a safe, clean working environment, including unit based safety and infection control requirements.
• Provide respiratory care therapies or diagnostics to patients and maintains specific level of RCP I or RCP II competencies.
• Provide respiratory education to patients, family members or other healthcare providers (all levels).
• Ensure accurate documentation of therapies provided (all levels).
• Ensure accurate charging for therapies provided (all levels).
• General floor care, autonomous with adult critical intensive care.
• NICU critical intensive care RCP (NICU position only).
• Perform pulmonary function testing (PFT position only).
• Distributes daily assignments (when assigned).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organizational skills.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit health care system based in San Diego, California, with four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three medical groups and a health plan. We provide medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, cancer, orthopedics, women’s health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery. Sharp sets the community standard for exceptional care. Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital have received prestigious Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practices and quality patient care. At the heart of our organization are more than 18,000 affiliated physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers who are on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families. It’s what we call The Sharp Experience – treating each person with dignity, compassion and respect, and using our clinical excellence and advanced technology to deliver the highest-quality patient care. We are dedicated to transforming the health care experience by making Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care in San Diego.