Respiratory Therapy Clin Specialist

CommonSpirit Health; San Bernardino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Hospital of San Bernardino is seeking a Respiratory Therapy Clinical Specialist to lead high-level respiratory care, advanced airway management, and cardiopulmonary support within our hospital.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, mentor staff, and ensure care aligns with hospital policies while maintaining safety standards.

Requirements include accredited RT program, 2 years acute care including NICU/CCU, and board credentials (RRT/CA license) with BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited Respiratory Therapy program.
• Two years of acute care experience (including NICU/CCU).
• Leadership experience as lead or supervisor.
• RRT registered; CA license; BLS/CPR, ACLS, PALS, NRP.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-level respiratory care and advanced airway management.
• Provide expert guidance to nursing staff and ensure care follows policies.
• Lead clinical support to stabilize patients and manage airway equipment.
• Mentor colleagues while adhering to safety protocols.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical leadership

Team mentorship

Critical care

Effective communication

Education

Respiratory Therapy degree

Tools

Ventilators

Nebulizers

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Respiratory Therapy Clinical Specialist, you will serve as a lead professional responsible for delivering high-level respiratory care, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and advanced airway management. You will act as a key clinical resource, providing expert guidance to nursing staff and ensuring all patient care is delivered within the established guidelines of our hospital policies and procedures.

Every day you will perform complex respiratory diagnostics and therapeutic interventions, maintaining a standard of excellence in emergency and routine care. You will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to stabilize patients, manage airway equipment, and provide clinical support that directly impacts patient outcomes and enhances the overall standard of respiratory care within the facility.

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate advanced clinical competency and strong leadership abilities. We are looking for a skilled practitioner who can remain calm under pressure, communicate effectively with medical staff, and serve as a reliable mentor to others while maintaining strict adherence to safety protocols and hospital-wide clinical standards.

• Demonstrates knowledge regarding infant, pediatric and adult pulmonary disease processes and appropriate respiratory care interventions.
• Demonstrates knowledge of applicable ventilator modalities and applications in the acute and sub-acute settings.
• Demonstrates knowledge of applicable infant and pediatric ventilator modalities and applications in the sub-acute setting.
• Demonstrates knowledge of respiratory pharmacology, including recommended dosing, indications, and contraindications of each drug.
• Demonstrates knowledge of therapeutic management and monitoring of the sick neonate.
• Provides safe and effective therapeutic administration of aerosolized medications to the tracheal bronchial tree through nebulized medications and IPPB.

Job Requirements

Required

• Graduate of accredited Respiratory Therapy program.
• Two years of acute care experience, including critical care and neonatal intensive care.
• Leadership experience as a lead or supervisor
• Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA
• Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Community Hospital of San Bernardino is a 343-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 75,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, maternity care and pediatrics, and behavioral health and long-term subacute care for adults and children.

Additionally, Community Hospital of San Bernardino has been recognized with the gold seal of approval by the Joint Commission, as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and rated five stars for Children’s Subacute Center by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In 2025, we were voted Best Hospital by Inland Empire Magazine.

Community Hospital of San Bernardino shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care.

One Community. One Mission. One California