Respiratory Therapist II - 12 Hour Nights

Cedars-Sinai

7h•Onsite

About The Position

When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of happiness, passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our fifth consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. Working with dedicated healthcare professionals, you will use brand new facilities. You will have everything needed to do something incredible for yourself and others. Join us, and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals! The Respiratory Therapist II is an RCP who performs general ward therapy procedures including: 02 therapy, bland aerosol therapy, medicinal aerosol therapy, volume expansion therapy, bronchial hygiene procedures, CPR. You will also perform Adult Critical Care RT procedures including: setup and management of continuous invasive and non-invasive ventilator systems, specialty gases, and related monitoring and encouraging adjuncts. Training in of performance of Arterial Puncture for Blood Gas Analysis is required. You may pursue additional training in all "subspecialty services" provided by the CSMC Respiratory Care Services to include: management of Perinatal/ Pediatric Ventilator Systems and related adjuncts; Bronchoscopy Assist; Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center RT procedures; RT Order Entry System Operation. Once training is complete, a RT is encouraged to function as assigned in the subspecialty areas in which they have been trained and adjudged functionally proficient.

Requirements

Training in of performance of Arterial Puncture for Blood Gas Analysis is required
Certified / Registered Pulmonary Function Tech upon hire (for Pulmonary Function lab)
Minimum of 1 year experience working in pulmonary function testing (for Pulmonary Function lab)

Responsibilities

Perform general ward therapy procedures including: 02 therapy, bland aerosol therapy, medicinal aerosol therapy, volume expansion therapy, bronchial hygiene procedures, CPR
Perform Adult Critical Care RT procedures including: setup and management of continuous invasive and non-invasive ventilator systems, specialty gases, and related monitoring and encouraging adjuncts
Perform Arterial Puncture for Blood Gas Analysis
Function as assigned in the subspecialty areas in which they have been trained and adjudged functionally proficient (management of Perinatal/ Pediatric Ventilator Systems and related adjuncts; Bronchoscopy Assist; Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center RT procedures; RT Order Entry System Operation)
Schedules patient testing (Pulmonary Function lab)
Verifies MD orders and diagnosis-based indications for testing (Pulmonary Function lab)
Ensures pre-test pulmonary history and consent for exercise testing are complete, explains the purpose and side effects of ordered tests to patients (Pulmonary Function lab)
Performs pulmonary function tests, exercise tests, arterial puncture (Pulmonary Function lab)
Collates and submits verified results for pulmonologist interpretation (Pulmonary Function lab)
Completes and submits patient billings (Pulmonary Function lab)
Receives lab specimen from tube system for analysis (ABG Lab)
Verify and validate patients information on the blood sample to test ordered (ABG Lab)
Analyze blood sample per department policy and procedure (ABG Lab)
Validate and report critical lab results to provider / patient’s nurse (ABG Lab)
Participate in lab correlation and linearity studies required by governing bodies (ABG Lab)
Troubleshoot analyzer and perform minor maintenance on analyzer when required (ABG Lab)
Performs quality control and proficiency testing sample analysis (ABG Lab)
Adheres to blood gas lab safety and infection control policies (ABG Lab)