Respiratory Care Practitioner III
About The Position
The Respiratory Care Practitioner provides respiratory care to neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. The role includes critical respiratory interventions and supporting patient well-being through airway care, ventilation, emergency response, infection control, and administration of medical gases. The practitioner initiates and monitors mechanical ventilation according to protocols or physician orders, performs blood gas sampling using appropriate infection-control techniques, and extubates patients according to Cardiac and ICU protocols or physician orders. The practitioner assesses oxygen use with pulse oximetry, verifies medical need, recommends therapy changes, clarifies prescribed therapy with physicians, and gives comprehensive reports to incoming shifts. The position is at Mercy San Juan Medical Center, a 377-bed acute-care nonprofit hospital in Carmichael, California, providing services that include a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, and Comprehensive Stroke Center.
Requirements
- Completion of an AMA-approved respiratory therapy program.
- Bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Care or Health Sciences.
- Credentialing by the National Board for Respiratory Care in one of the following: Advanced Critical Care Specialty, Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist, or Certified/Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist.
- California Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner license.
- Four to six years of experience is listed; the posting specifies a minimum of five years of acute-care experience, including one year of critical-care experience.
- Basic Life Support (CPR) authorized by the American Heart Association.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support.
Nice To Haves
- Registered Respiratory Therapist credential.
Responsibilities
- Provide respiratory care for neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
- Perform arterial punctures and blood gas sampling using appropriate infection-control techniques.
- Initiate and monitor mechanical ventilation according to protocols or physician orders.
- Maintain airways and extubate patients according to Cardiac and ICU protocols or physician orders.
- Provide emergency care and perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Follow infection-control and isolation procedures.
- Administer medical gases and operate mechanical ventilators.
- Assess and monitor oxygen use through pulse oximetry to verify medical need.
- Recommend changes in respiratory therapy when indicated.
- Clarify prescribed therapy with physicians and recommend modifications when appropriate.
- Organize and provide a comprehensive patient report to the incoming shift.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
