Respiratory Care Practitioner III

Dignity Health; California; On-site; USD 80,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner to deliver comprehensive respiratory care for neonate to geriatric patients at Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, CA. Responsibilities include ventilation management, blood gas sampling, extubation, and patient reporting.

Requires CA RCP license, AMA-approved program, and 4–6 years acute care with 1 year critical care. BLS/ACLS and pediatric life support are required.

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical skills across age groups in respiratory care.
• Must be licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner in California.
• Experience in acute and critical care settings is expected.

Responsibilities

• Initiates and monitors mechanical ventilation per protocol.
• Performs arterial blood gas sampling with infection control.
• Extubates patients per protocol.
• Provides shift-to-shift patient reports.
• Consults with physicians to adjust prescribed therapy.
• Assesses oxygen needs with pulse oximetry and adjusts therapy.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Neonatal/Pediatric care

Ventilator management

Arterial blood gas sampling

CPR / ACLS

Infection control

Oxygen therapy assessment

Emergency response

Education

AMA approved respiratory therapy program

Bachelor’s in Respiratory Care/Health Sciences

California RCP license

Tools

Mechanical ventilators

Blood gas analyzers

Pulse oximetry equipment

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.

• 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 approved respiratory therapy program
• Bachelors Other in Respiratory Care, Health Sciences
• Credentialed in one of the following by the National Board of Respiratory Care Advanced Critical Care Specialty, Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist,Certified/Registered Pulmonary FunctionTechnologist,
• Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner with the State of California
• 4-6 years 5 years minimum acute care experience, with 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 - CPR - authorized by the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Preferred

• Registered Respiratory Therapist

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.

Mercy Home Health and Mercy Hospice is located at 3400 Data Drive in Rancho Cordova, CA. Both service lines are accredited agencies that have received outstanding recognition from The Joint Commission. We currently serve the greater El Dorado, Placer and Sacramento counties, bringing our patients the highest level of service available.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$58.06 - $67.60 /hour