Rcp II

CommonSpirit Health • San Bernardino, CA

12h • Onsite

About The Position

As a Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP), you will provide high-quality respiratory care to pediatric, adult, and geriatric critical care patients. Under medical and departmental direction, you will deliver respiratory care according to physician orders and policies, ensure critical care services are met, manage equipment, and adapt care plans to support patient outcomes. The role requires clinical expertise, attention to detail, excellent communication, and a compassionate approach.

The position requires knowledge of infant, pediatric, and adult pulmonary diseases and appropriate respiratory interventions; ventilator modalities and their use in acute and sub-acute settings, including infant and pediatric modalities in sub-acute care; respiratory pharmacology, including drug dosing, indications, and contraindications; and therapeutic management and monitoring of sick neonates. The RCP safely administers aerosolized medications to the tracheobronchial tree through nebulized medications and IPPB.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy Program.
• For respiratory care services in the pediatric department, must be licensed by the State of California and have completed formal training in pediatric respiratory care, including didactic and clinical experience.
• Respiratory Care Practitioner: California Basic Life Support (CPR), Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Neonatal Resuscitation Program credentials.
• Knowledge of infant, pediatric, and adult pulmonary disease processes and appropriate respiratory care interventions.
• Knowledge of applicable ventilator modalities and applications in acute and sub-acute settings, including infant and pediatric ventilator modalities in the sub-acute setting.
• Knowledge of respiratory pharmacology, including recommended dosing, indications, and contraindications.
• Knowledge of therapeutic management and monitoring of the sick neonate.

Nice To Haves

• One year of previous experience as an RCP in acute care.
• For lead therapist positions, two years of acute care experience, including critical care and neonatal intensive care.
• For work in the pediatric sub-acute unit, experience in pediatric mechanical ventilation and airway management.

Responsibilities

• Provide respiratory care to pediatric, adult, and geriatric critical care patients under medical and departmental direction.
• Deliver respiratory care in accordance with physician orders and policies.
• Ensure critical care services are met, manage respiratory care equipment, and adapt care plans to optimize patient outcomes.
• Provide safe and effective therapeutic administration of aerosolized medications through nebulized medications and IPPB.
• Apply knowledge of pulmonary disease processes, respiratory interventions, ventilator modalities, respiratory pharmacology, and neonatal therapeutic management and monitoring.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree