Resp Therapist I (Res)
About The Position
Founded in 1940, Dignity Health - Marian Regional Medical Center is a 191-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Santa Maria, California. Serving over 250,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, cancer care, orthopedics, and stroke care. Additionally, Marian Regional Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and the only healthcare facility on the Central Coast to offer ECMO. One Community. One Mission. One California. As our Respiratory Therapist, you will provide essential direct patient care, assessing, treating, and managing patients with respiratory disorders. Your role is vital for improving patient outcomes. Every day you will assess respiratory status, implement treatment plans (oxygen, ventilation, airway management), and educate patients/families. You'll document interventions and collaborate with physicians and medical staff. To be successful, you will demonstrate strong clinical skills, critical thinking, and equipment proficiency. Excellent communication for patient interaction and interdisciplinary collaboration, plus a commitment to safety and continuous development, are essential.
Requirements
- Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA, upon hire
- Basic Life Support - CPR, within 30 Days
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 30 Days
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 30 Days
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program, within 30 Days
Nice To Haves
- Individuals with less than one-year experience will be considered on an individual basis.
- A minimum of one-year experience in respiratory
Responsibilities
- Calibrates and implements quality control measures for blood gas machines and documents results.
- Sets up ventilatory support systems.
- Cleans and maintains equipment in good working order.
- Takes and records physicians verbal orders.
- Demonstrates ability to complete RT treatments on time and assures data collection and entry are completed.
- Responsible for respiratory therapy documentation as assigned.
- Prioritizes work assignments.
- Completes all mandatory competency checklists and certifications.
- Assumes responsibility and accountability for pursuing continued training/education in response to personal assessment and ever changing medical technology and treatment.
- Cross trained and shared duties including EKG's in patient focused care units.
- Responds appropriately to critical or dynamic patient care situations.
- Responsible for assessing and reassessing patients receiving RT services.
- Attends 80% of staff development meetings on a yearly basis.
- Actively participates in department committees task forces.
- Demonstrates knowledge and skill in procedures and tasks within the Respiratory Departments scope of practice.
- Completes assigned tasks efficiently with minimal supervision.
- Draws and runs arterial blood gases.
- Performs pulmonary bedside screening and chest physio-therapy.
- Performs respiratory therapy and monitors ventilator patients in critical care areas with some level of direct supervision.
- Assists with therapeutic and diagnostic bronchoscopies.
- Demonstrates competency in communicating and assessing the patient's respiratory needs and clinical status.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
