Respiratory Care Practitioner III

Dignity Health; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health Methodist Hospital in Sacramento, CA is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner to deliver comprehensive respiratory care for neonate through geriatric patients. You will operate ventilators, manage airway care, perform blood gas sampling, and participate in emergency response with a strong emphasis on patient safety and infection control.

Daily duties include maintaining ventilation, delivering oxygen therapy, and providing detailed handoffs to the incoming shift while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care or Health Sciences, or NBRC credentials.
• Five years of acute care experience.
• One year of critical care experience.
• Licenses and certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP.

Responsibilities

• Perform arterial punctures and blood gas sampling.
• Operate and monitor mechanical ventilation.
• Maintain airways and provide emergency respiratory care.
• Adhere to infection control and isolation procedures.
• Prepare comprehensive patient reports for shift handoffs.
• Assess and optimize oxygen therapy using pulse oximetry.
• Consult with physicians on prescribed therapy changes.

Skills

ACLS certified

PALS certified

NRP certified

CA Respiratory Care license

Education

Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care/Health Sciences

AMA approved respiratory therapy program

NBRC Advanced Critical Care Specialty

NBRC Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist

NBRC Certified/Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist

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.

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.

• 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

• Bachelors Respiratory Care, HealthSciences or Credentialed in one of the following by the National Board of Respiratory Care Advanced Critical Care Specialty, Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist, Certified/Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist.
• Five (5) years minimum acute care experience.
• Completion of an AMA approved respiratory therapy program.
• 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.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program.

Preferred

• Registered Respiratory Therapist.

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1973, Dignity Health - Methodist Hospital is a 158-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Sacramento, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology.

Additionally, Methodist Hospital of Sacramento has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$58.06 - $67.60 /hour