Respiratory Therapist III - PD - All - Cardiovascular Pulmonary Wellness Center @ MV

El Camino Health • Mountain View, CA

5d • $66 - $87 • Onsite

About The Position

This Respiratory Therapist III position is for the Cardiovascular Pulmonary Wellness Center (CPWC) at El Camino Health. The role requires meeting all competencies for RT I and II, plus additional competencies, and regularly working in the NICU or performing Advanced Pulmonary Diagnostic Services or working in Cardiopulmonary Wellness. The CPWC RT supports the Pulmonary Rehab Program under the supervision of the Manager and Medical Director. Responsibilities include patient intakes, determining diagnosis criteria and insurance coding, patient assessment and orientation, developing Individualized Treatment Plans (ITPs), and providing psychosocial support. The role involves strong interpersonal communication skills to collaborate with the healthcare team, leading group exercises, giving educational lectures, and performing non-invasive diagnostic testing (6MWT, spirometry, and physical performance testing).

Requirements

• AS degree in Respiratory Care from an approved Respiratory Care program accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care.
• Licensed by the State of California Respiratory Care Board as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.
• Minimum three (3) years of inpatient experience in an acute care hospital.
• One year ED and or ICU experience.
• Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (RRT) or Registered by the National Respiratory Care Board as a Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT). For Cardiopulmonary Wellness, RRT required; RPFT preferred.
• Hold and maintain active membership with National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
• Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) bi-annually.
• Certified in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) bi-annually.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science preferred.
• Experience in Pulmonary Rehab, preferred for Cardiopulmonary Wellness Center(CPWC).
• Knowledge of the pathophysiology and treatment of chronic lung diseases(CPWC).
• Experience in exercise training and education, preferred for (CPWC).
• Experience in pulmonary function testing and interpretation, preferred (CPWC).
• Certified in Neonatal Resuscitation program (NRP) bi-annually.(not required for CPWC)
• Certified in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) bi-annually.(not required for CPWC)

Responsibilities

• Supports all segments of the Pulmonary Rehab Program under the supervision of the Manager and Medical Director.
• Performs patient intakes, including determining diagnosis criteria and insurance coding that meets insurance requirements.
• Conducts patient assessment and orientation.
• Develops a comprehensive Individualized Treatment Plan (ITP).
• Provides psychosocial support for both patient and family.
• Uses strong interpersonal communication skills to collaborate with all members of the health care team to promote best practice for optimum patient care.
• Leads group exercises.
• Gives educational lectures.
• Performs non-invasive diagnostic testing (6MWT, spirometry, and physical performance testing).

Benefits

• El Camino Health will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability if that will allow them to perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so creates an undue hardship for the hospital, or causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace which cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree