Senior Respiratory Care Practitioner — Critical Care

Dignity Health; California; On-site; USD 80,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner to deliver comprehensive respiratory care for neonate to geriatric patients at Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, CA. Responsibilities include ventilation management, blood gas sampling, extubation, and patient reporting.

Requires CA RCP license, AMA-approved program, and 4–6 years acute care with 1 year critical care. BLS/ACLS and pediatric life support are required.

Qualifications

• Advanced clinical skills across age groups in respiratory care.
• Must be licensed as a Respiratory Care Practitioner in California.
• Experience in acute and critical care settings is expected.

Responsibilities

• Initiates and monitors mechanical ventilation per protocol.
• Performs arterial blood gas sampling with infection control.
• Extubates patients per protocol.
• Provides shift-to-shift patient reports.
• Consults with physicians to adjust prescribed therapy.
• Assesses oxygen needs with pulse oximetry and adjusts therapy.

Skills

Advanced clinical skills

Neonatal/Pediatric care

Ventilator management

Arterial blood gas sampling

CPR / ACLS

Infection control

Oxygen therapy assessment

Emergency response

Education

AMA approved respiratory therapy program

Bachelor’s in Respiratory Care/Health Sciences

California RCP license

Tools

Mechanical ventilators

Blood gas analyzers

Pulse oximetry equipment

Job description

Dignity Health is seeking a Respiratory Care Practitioner to deliver comprehensive respiratory care for neonate to geriatric patients at Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, CA. Responsibilities include ventilation management, blood gas sampling, extubation, and patient reporting.

Requires CA RCP license, AMA-approved program, and 4–6 years acute care with 1 year critical care. BLS/ACLS and pediatric life support are required.