Respiratory Therapist IV - 0.9 - Days - Respiratory Care Services @ MV
El Camino Health•Mountain View, CA
About The Position
El Camino Health is hiring a Respiratory Therapist IV for Respiratory Care Services. The position is 0.9 FTE, scheduled for 72 hours biweekly, on 12-hour day shifts. Candidates must qualify through one of three pathways: work across core areas and meet Critical Care and NICU requirements; perform advanced interventional bronchoscopy procedures and meet Critical Care and/or NICU requirements; or regularly work in Advanced Pulmonary Diagnostic Services. Each pathway includes specified competency, resource, professional activity, and project or policy responsibilities.
Requirements
- Associate 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.
- Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care (RRT) or registered as a Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist (RPFT).
- Maintain active membership with the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
- Maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications, renewed biennially.
- Maintain Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification, renewed biennially.
- Maintain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification, renewed biennially.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science degree.
Responsibilities
- Meet all required competencies for Respiratory Therapist I, II, and III.
- For the core-area pathway, work in all core areas and meet all Critical Care and NICU requirements.
- For the advanced-interventional pathway, perform advanced interventional bronchoscopy procedures on inpatients and outpatients, and meet Critical Care and/or NICU requirements.
- For the pulmonary-diagnostics pathway, regularly work in Advanced Pulmonary Diagnostic Services.
- Perform relief charge and bronch/flex as part of regular duties for the core-area and advanced-interventional pathways.
- Actively serve as a resource with the skills lab/fair.
- Complete a research project and/or poster and presentation every other year for the core-area and pulmonary-diagnostics pathways; complete a research project and/or poster presentation every other year for the advanced-interventional pathway.
- Complete eight points of Professional Activities for the core-area and advanced-interventional pathways; complete eight points for the pulmonary-diagnostics pathway.
- Review and revise policies and procedures for the pulmonary-diagnostics pathway.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
