Neonatal Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP)

St. Francis Medical Center•Lynwood, CA

4d•$37 - $48

About The Position

The RCP III – Neonatal Respiratory Care Practitioner provides acute clinical care to neonates and newborns, performing technical procedures that require independent judgment, common sense, and initiative when applying prescribed procedures, treatments, and testing to newborn and pediatric patients safely and professionally. The practitioner is responsible for delivering respiratory care throughout the Perinatal area, including the NICU, Nursery, Labor and Delivery, and Emergency Room, as required.

Requirements

Hold a current State Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license.
Hold a current Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential from the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
Hold current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) upon hire and maintain it.
Hold current Adult Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the AHA or ARC upon hire and maintain it.
Hold current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from the AHA upon hire and maintain it.
Hold current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification from the AHA upon hire and maintain it.

Nice To Haves

Neonatal/Pediatric Specialty (NPS) credential from the NBRC.
Associate degree or Bachelor of Science degree.
Intubation experience.
Two years of neonatal clinical experience providing neonatal respiratory care in an autonomous or expanded role in a Level II or Level III NICU.

Responsibilities

Provide acute clinical respiratory care to neonates and newborns.
Perform technical procedures and apply prescribed procedures, treatments, and testing to newborn and pediatric patients safely and professionally, exercising independent judgment and initiative.
Assume responsibility for respiratory care in the Perinatal area, including the NICU, Nursery, Labor and Delivery, and Emergency Room, as required.