Respiratory Care Practioner III

CommonSpirit Health • Folsom, CA

22h • Onsite

About The Position

The Respiratory Care Practitioner provides respiratory care to neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients, including critical respiratory interventions. The role involves arterial punctures, continuous ventilation, airway maintenance, emergency care, infection control and isolation procedures, mechanical ventilator operation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and medical gas administration. The practitioner is expected to demonstrate advanced respiratory care skills across age groups, attention to detail, commitment to patient safety and infection control, and effectiveness during emergencies.

The practitioner initiates and monitors mechanical ventilation to ensure adequate ventilation in accordance with protocol or physician orders; obtains blood gas samples using appropriate infection-control techniques; and extubates patients according to Cardiac and ICU protocols or physician orders. The role also includes providing comprehensive reports to incoming shifts, consulting physicians to clarify therapy and recommend modifications when indicated, and assessing oxygen use with pulse oximetry to verify medical need and recommend therapy changes.

Requirements

• Completion of an AMA-approved respiratory therapy program.
• A bachelor's degree in Respiratory Care or Health Sciences, or a National Board for Respiratory Care credential in Advanced Critical Care Specialty, Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist, or Certified/Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist.
• Current California Respiratory Care Practitioner license.
• At least five years of acute-care experience, including one year of critical-care experience.
• Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

Responsibilities

• Provide respiratory care to 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 protocol or physician orders.
• Maintain airways and perform extubations according to Cardiac and ICU protocols or physician orders.
• Provide emergency respiratory care, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and medical gas administration.
• Follow infection-control and isolation procedures.
• Organize and provide a comprehensive patient report to the incoming shift.
• Clarify prescribed therapy with physicians and recommend modifications when indicated.
• Assess and monitor oxygen use with pulse oximetry, verify medical need for oxygen, and recommend therapy changes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior