Respiratory Care Practitioner - Respiratory Dept - Full Time - Nights

Sierra View Medical • Porterville, CA

5d

About The Position

The Respiratory Care Practitioner provides patient care, comfort, and required respiratory procedures under the direction of the Director of Respiratory Services and in consultation with the Medical Director. The practitioner assesses and treats patients across all age groups, from newborns through geriatric patients, and works within physician orders and facility policies and procedures.

The role requires scheduled work from 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., including holidays, weeknights, weekends, call-backs, and on-call duty. The practitioner may also be directed to participate in emergencies and community disasters during scheduled or unscheduled hours. Employees are expected to report perceived misconduct, work effectively under pressure, manage competing deadlines, and cooperate with colleagues and supervisors.

Requirements

• Maintain a current Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license in the state of California.
• Maintain current BLS certification or obtain it during orientation and before providing hands-on patient care.
• Maintain ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications or obtain them within six months of assignment to the department; the Department Director may determine the applicable timeframe.
• Be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Be able to write routine reports and correspondence when required.
• Be able to calculate figures and amounts, including proportions and percentages, when required.
• Be able to apply common-sense understanding to instructions provided in written, oral, or diagram form and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Have basic computer skills.
• Work scheduled hours that include holidays, call-backs, weeknights, weekends, and on-call duty.
• Work effectively under pressure, meet multiple and sometimes competing deadlines, and demonstrate cooperative behavior with colleagues and supervisors.

Responsibilities

• Perform respiratory care procedures in response to patient needs and physician direction or orders, following facility policies and procedures.
• Assess assigned patients’ respiratory status through physical examinations, chart reviews, and evaluation of responses to ordered therapies; make recommendations when appropriate.
• Correct and adjust respiratory care equipment, explain its operating theory to other health care professionals, and recommend technology that supports patient comfort, safety, and effective care.
• Educate patients and families during respiratory care, discharge planning, and outpatient procedures, and educate other members of the health care team; document education provided.
• Deliver direct patient care appropriate to newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Document care in compliance with hospital policies and procedures.
• Participate in departmental performance improvement and quality assurance processes.
• Participate as directed in emergencies and community disasters, including during unscheduled hours.
• Report perceived misconduct, including actual or potential violations of laws, regulations, policies, procedures, or organizational standards and codes of conduct.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed