Respiratory Therapist II

City of Hope; Duarte (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a Respiratory Therapist II, where you'll play a vital role in patient care regarding pulmonary disorders. Responsibilities include administering treatments, observing and documenting patient conditions, and providing education to patients and their families. This full-time position offers a competitive hourly wage and the opportunity to make a significant impact in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Minimum education as required for certification and licensure.
• Two years of Respiratory Therapist experience.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification.

Responsibilities

• Sets up equipment and administers respiratory treatment.
• Observes patients and checks equipment during rounds.
• Records observations and completes patient documentation.

Skills

Patient assessment

Respiratory treatment administration

Basic life support

Patient education

Education

California Respiratory Care Practitioner license

Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)

Job description

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Base pay range

$40.00/hr - $60.00/hr

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

We are hiring a Respiratory Therapist II! The respiratory therapist is a key healthcare professional involved in the treatment and management of patients with pulmonary disorders. Their duties encompass collecting and analyzing sputum, blood, and breathing specimens to assess levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other gases. Additionally, they administer treatments prescribed by physicians to address breathing abnormalities.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Sets up equipment and medications and administers respiratory treatment as ordered by the physician, charts treatment, response, and progress.
• Observes patients, checks equipment, and makes changes as necessary during patient rounds.
• Records observations and services and completes patient records.
• Responds and assists with basic life support in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation emergencies.
• Participates in fire, safety and other training programs conducted within and outside of the medical center. Maintains current CPR card.
• Performs EKGs and arterial blood gases.
• Maintains established department policies, procedures, objectives, and quality assurance,
• safety.
• Assesses and documents patients’ condition on ventilators to include ETT tube placement, cuff pressure (if appropriate), breath sounds, respiratory effort, color and any noted treads in secretion, pressures, etc.
• Assesses and documents patients who are receiving respiratory treatments prior to and after treatment.
• Assesses and provides patient and family education for every patient who received initial treatment, 02 therapy, procedure, or placed on ventilator. Evaluates patient’s or family members’ responses on the new interdisciplinary patient and family education flow sheet.
• Accesses medications from medication room within scope of practice and according to proper protocol. Access in automated medication dispensing cabinets will limit access to certain drugs.
• Assists with care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, workshops, and Inservice meetings, etc.
• Assists in monitoring compliance with quality assurance standards in related field of expertise.
  
  

Your qualifications should include:

• Minimum Education, as required for certification and licensure
• Two years Respiratory Therapist experience
• California Respiratory Care Practitioner license (RCP) and
• Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) American Heart Association
  
  

Additional Information:

• Multiple positions available
  
  

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, please CLICK HERE.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care, Non-profit Organizations, and Research Services

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