Respiratory Therapist - Per Diem

UHS • Murrieta, CA

7h • Onsite

About The Position

Southwest Healthcare Inland Valley Hospital in Wildomar, California, is a licensed 122-bed facility accredited by the Joint Commission. It is Southwest Riverside County's only designated Trauma Center and a county-designated Paramedic Base Station. The hospital performs more than 4,000 surgeries a year, and has an average of 4,000 Emergency Department visits per month. The hospital features a Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery Center of Excellence and the region’s only Total Joint Center.
Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital in Murrieta, California, is a 120 bed acute-care hospital with the region's only Pediatric Emergency Services team (for children 14 and under) provided by board certified Rady Children’s emergency medicine physicians. Rancho Springs Hospital also provides the area's only OB/Emergency Department program, which gives expectant mothers 24/7 on-site access to OB/GYN physician coverage. The Childbirth Center at Rancho Springs Hospital is the largest in the region and features spacious family-friendly private suites. Rancho's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is operated by Rady Children’s.
Employee may be required to float to the other facility within Southwest Health Rancho Springs and Inland Valley Hospital based on operational needs, with appropriate orientation and competency validation provided.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively and to foster teamwork among fellow staff members.
• Ability to exhibit excellent written and verbal skills.
• Sound critical thinking skills
• Experience demonstrating compliance with all regulatory practices, e.g. HIPAA
• Proven expert ability in Respiratory Care Practices.
• Knowledge of all special Respiratory and Cardiopulmonary procedures.
• Maintains current licenses, credentials, and certificates at all times.
• Effective interpersonal and patient skills.
• Ability to proctor other RCP’s on clinical competencies and new procedures/products.
• Minimum of 1 year of Acute and Critical Care experience as a Respiratory Care Practitioner (preferred)
• High School graduate or equivalent
• As of July 10, 2019, must possess Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential granted by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) and maintain credential throughout employment tenure
• As of July 10, 2019, Associates degree in Respiratory Therapy
• Current RCP license from the state of California as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.
• BLS Certification
• ACLS Certification
• NRP Certification
• PALS Certification

Benefits

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
• More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees