Respiratory Care Practitioner II - John Muir Critical Care Transport

Stanford Medicine Children's Health•Walnut Creek, CA

6d•$71 - $81•Onsite

About The Position

At Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, caregivers combine advanced technologies and breakthrough discoveries with family-centered care. The hospital provides continuing education and state-of-the-art facilities and is committed to healing children and families. The Respiratory Care Practitioner II performs diagnostic and therapeutic clinical procedures within the Respiratory Care Services scope of clinical practice and in accordance with physician orders. The role serves neonatal, pediatric, and adult patient populations and includes all essential functions required of a Respiratory Care Practitioner I. The practitioner must follow hospital policies and procedures, Service Standards, Code of Conduct, Joint Commission requirements, and applicable patient-safety and quality programs. This position is in John Muir Critical Care Transport. It is not remote, is benefits eligible, and is scheduled for 30 hours per week on a 12-hour night shift. The listed hourly pay range is $71.02 to $80.54; compensation depends on the role’s requirements and factors including education, experience, skills, location, and internal equity.

Requirements

Completion of a CoARC-approved respiratory care program.
One year of experience in a neonatal-pediatric critical care facility, including completed time in the Respiratory Care Residency Program, with NICU Level 3 and Pediatric Trauma Level 1 experience; or three or more years of experience as an RCP in adult critical care.
RQI Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support or Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association.
RQI Healthcare Provider Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Pediatric Advanced Life Support from the American Heart Association within 90 days of hire.
NRP Provider Card from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
California Respiratory Care Practitioner license.
NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist credential.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support from the American Heart Association within 90 days of hire, or RQI Healthcare Provider Advanced Life Support.
Ability to adjust communications to fit the needs and level of understanding of the receiver.
Knowledge of medical terminology.
Knowledge of new technologies in the specific field and ability to stay abreast of updates and changes.
Knowledge of indications, contraindications, and hazards of continuous long-term or short-term mechanical ventilation; respiratory therapy techniques; and respiratory anatomy, physiology, and pathology.

Responsibilities

Assist with orientation and training of Level I and Level II therapists and students.
Perform intra-hospital transports with mechanical ventilators and/or airway protection, and ensure safe operation of devices in the MRI scanner.
Deliver nitric oxide, nitrogen, Heliox, and other specialty gases.
Initiate and maintain pulmonary vasodilators.
Complete orientations in all intensive care units and acute care areas.
Evaluate the appropriateness of medical orders.
Participate in clinical rounds with physicians, nurses, and other health care providers.
Respond to consults in the emergency department.
Provide education for patients, families, and other members of the health care team.
Interpret data and respond to optimize clinical objectives for patients.
Respond to emergencies in all service areas and serve as a member of the code/rapid response team.
Perform diagnostic and therapeutic clinical procedures in accordance with physician orders and the Respiratory Care Services scope of clinical practice.