Respiratory Therapist II
About The Position
The Respiratory Therapist joins an established team providing specialized cardiopulmonary care to patients with breathing issues. The role delivers treatments including breathing techniques, nebulizer treatments, ventilator management, oxygen therapies, and external ventilation support. The therapist assesses patients, uses critical thinking to manage varied needs, develops and executes care plans, and intervenes in routine and emergent situations. The position integrates diagnostic data, response to therapy, and physiologic profiles to develop care plans consistent with departmental standards, procedures, and protocols. It includes CPAP, transport of ventilated patients within the facility, cardiopulmonary assessments, pulmonary mechanics, ventilator-weaning rounds, specimen collection, basic procedures, and assistance with complex diagnostic procedures.
Requirements
- Associate-level education from an advanced-level education program and a current California State provisional license.
- Six months of clinical experience as a student RCP.
- California Respiratory Care Practitioner credential.
- Basic Life Support (CPR) certification through the American Heart Association.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification through the American Heart Association.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification through the American Heart Association.
- Registered Respiratory Therapist credential.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification.
- Neonatal-Pediatric Specialty Respiratory Therapist credential within 24 months.
Nice To Haves
- One year of clinical experience in an acute care hospital.
Responsibilities
- Integrate patient diagnostic data, response to therapy, and physiologic profiles to create plans of care consistent with departmental standards, procedures, and protocols.
- Provide CPAP and transport ventilated patients within the facility.
- Perform thorough cardiopulmonary clinical assessments, including relevant cardiovascular, nutritional, and neurologic systems.
- Document assessment information, assign appropriate triage, GCS, and RT evaluation and treatment scores, and communicate findings to other health care providers in SBAR format.
- Perform pulmonary mechanics on eligible ventilated patients daily.
- Collect appropriate data and present patient information at ventilator-weaning rounds.
- Discuss treatment options, including ventilator care plans, and communicate plans to physicians and appropriate members of the patient care team.
- Collect specimens, perform basic procedures, and assist with complex diagnostic procedures such as diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopies and bedside pulmonary function tests.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
