Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner, Day Shift, Per Diem
About The Position
Adventist Health Howard Memorial is seeking a Registered Respiratory Care Practitioner to provide basic and critical respiratory care services for adult and geriatric patients. The practitioner works independently and may supervise others as delegated, providing care for patients with respiratory disease as ordered by physicians and in accordance with department policies. The position includes documenting care and completing electronic medical records, flow sheets, charges, and other required records. The practitioner assesses prescribed therapy, administers aerosol and oxygen therapy, draws arterial blood gases, cares for ventilator patients, performs pulmonary function tests and drainage procedures, and supports cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. The role also includes patient and family education, equipment checks and maintenance, assistance with bronchoscopies and special procedures, and serving as a technical resource to physicians and hospital staff. The practitioner contributes to training, supervision, quality control, staff schedules, and competencies. Adventist Health Howard Memorial is a 74,000-square-foot facility in Willits, California, with four surgery suites and 25 private rooms. Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit integrated health system serving communities on the West Coast and Hawaii. Associates are required to receive applicable vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter; medical and religious exemptions may apply.
Requirements
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (NBRC-RRT) or Certified Respiratory Therapist (NBRC-CRT) credential required.
- Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license required in California.
- CPR or Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy required.
- Registered or certified by the National Board of Respiratory Care required.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred; some certifications require a bachelor’s degree.
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Three years of technical experience preferred.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy preferred.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy preferred.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy preferred.
- Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) certification preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assess and document whether prescribed respiratory therapy is appropriate, including making recommendations.
- Administer aerosol and oxygen therapy, maintain charts, draw arterial blood gases according to policy and physician orders, and provide care to ventilator patients.
- Assist with department record keeping and operations, and participate in training and supervision of new employees.
- Document care and treatments and generate necessary charge and record-keeping documents.
- Help instruct nursing personnel in monitoring patients and equipment after initial installation.
- Perform pulmonary function tests and drainage procedures, provide additional care for cardiopulmonary disease, and make suggestions regarding treatment and pulmonary progress.
- Assist with cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and educate patients and families about cardiopulmonary disease and its effects.
- Check respiratory therapy equipment in use or on standby in patient areas.
- Ensure initial ventilator bundle orders are completed when mechanical ventilation begins and ensure VAP bundle compliance for mechanically ventilated patients.
- Identify measurable and reasonable outcomes, use appropriate therapy interventions, and update and communicate diagnoses as patients’ conditions and disease status change.
- Assist with maintenance and processing of equipment and products used to provide respiratory therapy services.
- Serve as a technical resource to physicians and hospital staff regarding respiratory care and safe therapy methods.
- Assist with stocking and reordering parts and equipment, setting up specialty equipment, and keeping equipment clean and ready for use.
- 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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