Rcp II
About The Position
The Respiratory Care Practitioner provides respiratory care to pediatric, adult, and geriatric critical care patients under medical and departmental direction, following physician orders and applicable policies. The role supports critical care services, manages respiratory equipment, and adapts care plans to optimize patient outcomes. The practitioner applies knowledge of infant, pediatric, and adult pulmonary disease processes and appropriate interventions; ventilator modalities in acute and sub-acute settings; respiratory pharmacology; and therapeutic management and monitoring of critically ill neonates. The role also includes safely administering 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, hold a California state license and have completed formal pediatric respiratory care training that includes didactic and clinical experience.
- Respiratory Care Practitioner credential/role requirement.
- California Basic Life Support (CPR).
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program.
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 according to physician orders and policies.
- Help ensure critical care services are met.
- Manage respiratory care equipment.
- Adapt care plans to optimize patient outcomes.
- Apply knowledge of pulmonary disease processes and appropriate respiratory interventions for infants, children, and adults.
- Use applicable ventilator modalities in acute and sub-acute settings, including infant and pediatric modalities in sub-acute settings.
- Apply knowledge of respiratory medications, including recommended dosing, indications, and contraindications.
- Provide therapeutic management and monitoring of sick neonates.
- Safely administer aerosolized medications to the tracheobronchial tree through nebulized medications and IPPB.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
