Resp Care Pract III Cert
About The Position
Founded in 1956, Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital is a 385-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, maternity care, and orthopedics. Additionally, Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and its Lauren Small Children’s Center is the first comprehensive pediatric program in Kern County. One Community. One Mission. One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Respiratory Care Practitioner, you will competently provide essential respiratory care for neonate, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. Your expertise is vital for critical respiratory interventions and patient well-being. Every day you will perform arterial punctures, continuous ventilation, airway maintenance, emergency care, infection control, isolation procedures, mechanical ventilator operation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and medical gas administration. To be successful, you will possess advanced clinical skills in all aspects of respiratory care across age groups, meticulous attention to detail, a strong commitment to patient safety and infection control, and the ability to perform effectively in emergencies. PATIENT ASSESSMENT/REASSESSMENT Accurately performs respiratory patient assessment. Accurately performs appropriate skin assessment as required. Accurately performs appropriate assessment for treatment modality. Accurately performs the following routine procedures: ventilator management, aerosol therapy with or without medication; IPPB treatments; administration of aerosolized medications; perform humidity therapy; chest physiotherapy procedures; perform bedside spirometry, maintain artificial airways, administer medical gas and operate analyzers; patient/family education; administer pulse oximetry; performs MDI therapy and education; responds to emergency or 'stat' call throughout hospital; monitors vital signs. Assists physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, chest tube insertions, intubation, etc.
Requirements
- Education level necessary to obtain required licensure and certifications, upon hire
- One year clinical experience in RCP II position or 5 years respiratory care experience including 3 in critical care
- Experience in the use of computers
- Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA, upon hire
- Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire (Must be through the American Heart Association)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire (Must be through the American Heart Association)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire (Must be through the American Heart Association)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program, upon hire
- Certified Respiratory Therapist, upon hire
- Stable Program, within 12 months
- Neonatal-Pediatric Specialty Respiratory Therapist, upon hire
Nice To Haves
- Associates Of Science Respiratory Therapy, upon hire
Responsibilities
- Perform arterial punctures
- Provide continuous ventilation
- Perform airway maintenance
- Provide emergency care
- Implement infection control procedures
- Perform isolation procedures
- Operate mechanical ventilators
- Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- Administer medical gases
- Perform respiratory patient assessment
- Perform skin assessment as required
- Perform assessment for treatment modality
- Perform ventilator management
- Administer aerosol therapy with or without medication
- Perform IPPB treatments
- Administer aerosolized medications
- Perform humidity therapy
- Perform chest physiotherapy procedures
- Perform bedside spirometry
- Maintain artificial airways
- Operate gas analyzers
- Provide patient/family education
- Administer pulse oximetry
- Perform MDI therapy and education
- Respond to emergency or 'stat' calls throughout the hospital
- Monitor vital signs
- Assist physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, chest tube insertions, and intubation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
