Respiratory Care Practitioner III

CommonSpirit Health; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy Hospital in Folsom, CA, is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner to provide comprehensive respiratory support for neonatal to geriatric patients. You will manage ventilation, blood gas sampling, extubations, and patient reporting, while ensuring infection control and patient safety throughout emergencies.

The role requires an AMA-approved respiratory therapy program, a CA RCP license, and NBRC credentials with 5 years acute care and 1 year critical care experience.

Qualifications

• AMA approved respiratory therapy program required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Care or Health Sciences.
• NBRC credentialing: ACCCS / Neonatal/Pediatric / CPFT/RPFT.
• California license as Respiratory Care Practitioner.
• 5 years acute care experience, 1 year critical care preferred.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Initiates and monitors mechanical ventilation and verifies adequate ventilation.
• Perform arterial punctures and blood gas sampling with infection control.
• Extubate patients per protocol.
• Provide comprehensive patient reports to oncoming shift.
• Consult with physicians on prescribed therapy and modify as needed.
• Assess and monitor oxygen therapy and adjust as medically required.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care or Health Sciences

California license as Respiratory Care Practitioner

NBRC credential: ACCCS/NPS/CPFT/RPFT

ACLS

PALS

BLS

5 years acute care experience

1 year critical care experience

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 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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