Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner Full-Time, Night Shift
About The Position
Adventist Health Glendale is hiring a full-time Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner for the night shift. The practitioner provides basic and critical respiratory care services to adult and geriatric patients with respiratory disease, as ordered by physicians and in accordance with department policies. The role requires working independently and maintaining delegated oversight of others. The practitioner documents care and completes electronic medical records, flow sheets, paperwork, and charges for each patient. The position includes assessing prescribed respiratory therapy, administering aerosol and oxygen therapy, drawing arterial blood gases, caring for ventilated patients, performing pulmonary function tests and drainage procedures, and assisting with respiratory rehabilitation and special procedures. The practitioner monitors respiratory equipment and mechanical ventilation bundles, educates patients, families, and nursing personnel, and serves as a technical resource to physicians and hospital staff. Other duties include maintaining equipment, supporting department operations and records, participating in training and supervision, and assisting with quality control, staff schedules, and competencies.
Requirements
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (NBRC-RRT) or Certified Respiratory Therapist (NBRC-CRT) credential is required in California, Oregon, and Hawaii.
- Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license is required in California.
- CPR or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy is required.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy is required.
- Registered or certified by the National Board of Respiratory Care is required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy is required for the facility.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy is required for the facility.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy is required for the department.
- All required vaccinations must be received as a condition of employment and annually thereafter where applicable; medical and religious exemptions may apply.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; some certifications require a bachelor’s degree.
- Master’s degree.
- Three years of technical experience.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy.
- Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) certification.
Responsibilities
- Assess and document the appropriateness of prescribed respiratory therapy, including recommendations.
- Administer aerosol and oxygen therapy, maintain charts, and draw arterial blood gases according to policy and physician orders.
- Provide care to ventilator patients and ensure completion of initial ventilator bundle orders and compliance with VAP bundles.
- Perform pulmonary function tests and drainage procedures, and provide additional patient care related to cardiorespiratory disease.
- Suggest treatment approaches and provide updates on patients’ pulmonary progress and changing diagnoses.
- Assist with cardiorespiratory rehabilitation and instruct patients and families about cardiorespiratory disease and its effects.
- Check respiratory therapy equipment in use or on standby in patient areas.
- Assist with department record keeping and operations, train and supervise new employees, and instruct nursing personnel in patient and equipment surveillance after initial installation.
- Document care, maintain treatment records, and prepare documents for charges and record keeping.
- Maintain and process equipment and products used in respiratory therapy; keep equipment clean and ready for use.
- Serve as a technical resource to physicians and hospital staff on respiratory care and safe therapy methods.
- Assist with stocking and reordering parts and equipment and setting up specialty equipment.
- Assist physicians with bronchoscopies and special procedures.
- Assist with quality control, staff schedules, and competencies.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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