NICU Respiratory Care Practitioner

CommonSpirit Health•Northridge, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Respiratory Therapist at Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center, you will provide essential direct patient care, assessing, treating, and managing patients with respiratory disorders, with a focus on improving patient outcomes. Your daily tasks will include assessing respiratory status, implementing treatment plans such as oxygen therapy, ventilation, and airway management, and educating patients and their families. You will also be responsible for documenting interventions and collaborating closely with physicians and other medical staff. Success in this role requires strong clinical skills, critical thinking abilities, and proficiency with respiratory equipment. Excellent communication skills are crucial for effective patient interaction and interdisciplinary collaboration, alongside a commitment to safety and continuous professional development. You will apply clinical knowledge and expertise to coordinate patient care, regularly planning and evaluating respiratory care, and demonstrating effective judgment and a working knowledge of the respiratory process. The role also involves guiding interdisciplinary team members by supervising respiratory interventions and assisting with related tasks, and providing leadership by establishing priorities and coordinating respiratory care. You will document and communicate all observed symptoms, reactions, treatments, and changes in patient condition to the appropriate members of the interdisciplinary health care team, and coordinate the plan of care with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team to achieve desired goals and outcomes.

Requirements

High School Graduate or GED
A minimum of 1 year critical care experience in respiratory critical care experience in respiratory therapy or A minimum 2 years experience in a level 2 or greater with competency in neonatal and newborn delivery intubation.
Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA
AHA Basic Life Support - CPR
AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support
AHA Neonatal Resuscitation Program
Fire Safety, within 90 Days

Responsibilities

Provide essential direct patient care, assessing, treating, and managing patients with respiratory disorders.
Assess respiratory status.
Implement treatment plans (oxygen, ventilation, airway management).
Educate patients/families.
Document interventions.
Collaborate with physicians and medical staff.
Apply clinical knowledge and expertise for coordinating patient care by regularly planning and evaluating the respiratory care of patients.
Demonstrate effective respiratory care judgment and a working knowledge of the respiratory process.
Provide guidance to interdisciplinary team members by supervising respiratory interventions and assisting related tasks.
Provide leadership by establishing priorities and coordinating respiratory care.
Document and communicate all observed symptoms, reactions, treatments and changes in the patient condition to the appropriate member of the interdisciplinary health care team.
Coordinate plan of care with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team to achieve desired goals and outcomes.