Respiratory Care Practitioner - Respiratory Dept - Full Time - Nights

Sierra View Medical Center; Porterville (CA); Sur place; USD 50 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Sierra View Medical Center in Porterville, CA, is hiring a Respiratory Care Practitioner for the Respiratory Dept, full time nights. The role involves delivering respiratory care, assessing patients, and collaborating with the medical team.

The position requires current California RCP licensure, BLS, and certificates in ACLS, PALS and NRP within six months. Candidates should be flexible for holidays, weekends and on-call duties, and work on-site.

Qualifications

• Must hold current California RCP licensure.
• BLS certification required; ACLS, PALS, NRP within six months.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Responsabilités

• Performs Respiratory Care procedures in response to patient needs, physician direction, and facility policies.
• Assesses respiratory status through exam, chart review, and response to therapies.
• Adjusts equipment and communicates with staff to maximize patient comfort and safety.
• Provides education to patients and families and documents education.
• Delivers direct patient care across Neonate to Geriatric age groups.
• Documents to ensure policy compliance.
• Participates in departmental Performance Improvement and QA processes.

Connaissances

Patient care

Communication

Team collaboration

Formation

CA RCP licensure

BLS

ACLS

PALS

NRP

Description du poste

Respiratory Care Practitioner - Respiratory Dept - Full Time - Nights

Job Category: Respiratory

Requisition Number: RESPI002066

• Posted : October 16, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site
• Hourly Range : $36.41 USD to $50.97 USD

Locations

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Description

RCP - Full Time

Shift: 5:30pm - 6:00am

Job Description:

PATIENT POPULATION: The patient population served can be all patients, including geriatric, adult, adolescent, pediatric, and newborn. This also includes services which affect facility staff, physicians, visitors, vendors and the general public.

POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direction of the Director of Respiratory Services and in consultation with the Medical Director, the Respiratory Care Practitioner is responsible for patient care, comfort and completion of required procedures. Is responsible for the assessment, treatment or care appropriate to the ages of the patients served.

Must be able to work normal/scheduled working hours to include Holidays, call-backs, weeknights, weekends, and on-call. Agrees to participate, as directed, in emergencies and community disasters during scheduled and unscheduled hours. As a designated disaster service worker you are required to assist in times of need pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act. (Gov't. Code §§ 3100, 3102)

Needs to recognize that they have an affirmative duty and responsibility for reporting perceived misconduct, including actual or potential violations of laws, regulations, policies, procedures, or this organization’s standards/code of conduct.

The employee shall work well under pressure, meet multiple and sometimes competing deadlines; and the incumbent shall at all times demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues and supervisors.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence if required.

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages if required.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have basic computer skills.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must have and maintain current licensure as an RCP in the state of California. Must have and maintain current BLS certification or obtain within orientation process, prior to hands-on patient care. Must have and maintain ACLS, PALS, and NRP certification or obtain within six (6) months of assignment to department. Six (6) month time frame is at the discretion of the Department Director.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• *Indicates Essential Function
• 1 * Performs Respiratory Care procedures in response to patient needs, physician direction/orders, and within the limits of established facility policies/procedures.
• 2 * Assesses the Respiratory status of assigned patients through physical exam, chart review and response to ordered therapies, and recommendations, when appropriate, to ensure an optimal level of response to the intervention.
• 3 * Corrects and adjusts Respiratory Care equipment, communicates operational theory to other health care professionals, and recommends technology most appropriate to maximize patient comfort and safety, and provides effective and appropriate use of technology.
• 4 * Provides educational support for patients/families during delivery of Respiratory Care Services, discharge planning, and outpatient procedures as well as other health care team members who are involved with patient care including detailed documentation of education.
• 5 * Delivers direct patient care appropriate to the ages of the patients served. The age groups of the patients served are Neo-Nate, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric.
• 6 * Documentation reflects compliance with established Hospital policies and procedures.
• 7 * Is actively involved in all departmental Performance Improvement and Quality Assurances processes.

Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Required

NRP-NEONATAL RESUS PROG

PALS-PED ADV LIFE SUPPOR

ADV CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT

Equal Opportunity Employer

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