Respiratory Care Practitioner II
About The Position
Founded in 1925, Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital is a 310-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Sacramento, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy General Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. 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 in this role, 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. Under general medical and supervisory direction, administers the full range of respiratory care modalities in all patient care areas Initiates and terminates mechanical ventilation per Cardiac surgery protocol or physician orders Operates and maintains blood gas analyzer. Provides quality respiratory care services including routine and complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures designed to evaluate, stabilize, prevent or remedy neonatal, pediatric, adult and geriatric pulmonary abnormalities Utilizes a multi-disciplinary plan of care, including respiratory care protocols, assesses indications, initiates appropriate therapeutic interventions and evaluates anticipated outcomes Acts as a clinical resource person to department and hospital patient care team. Provides education to patients and their families. Willingness to work where needed in NICU, L&D, ED and ICU
Requirements
- Two (2) years minimum acute care experience, with one (1) year of critical care experience
- Completion of an AMA approved respiratory therapy program
- Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner with the State of California
- BLS from the American Heart Association
- ACLS
- PALS
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
- Administer the full range of respiratory care modalities in all patient care areas
- Initiate and terminate mechanical ventilation per Cardiac surgery protocol or physician orders
- Operate and maintain blood gas analyzer
- Provide routine and complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures designed to evaluate, stabilize, prevent or remedy neonatal, pediatric, adult and geriatric pulmonary abnormalities
- Utilize a multi-disciplinary plan of care, including respiratory care protocols, assess indications, initiate appropriate therapeutic interventions and evaluate anticipated outcomes
- Act as a clinical resource person to department and hospital patient care team
- Provide education to patients and their families
- Willingness to work where needed in NICU, L&D, ED and ICU
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
