Respiratory Care Practitioner- Full Time- Variable shifts- 3-12's

Summary of Position:

The Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) safely provides basic and advanced respiratory care services throughout the hospital, according to established policies, procedures and protocols.

Qualifications

Education:

• Completion of an accredited Respiratory Therapy program

• Registered Respiratory Therapist credential

• BS in Respiratory Therapy preferred

Experience:

• Minimum one year experience in acute care as a Respiratory Care Practitioner preferred

Certifications/Licensure:

• Current RRT by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)

• Current California RCP license

• Current CPR/BLS certification by the American Heart Association (BLS for the Healthcare Provider) or ability to obtain prior to start date

• Current ACLS, PALS, and NRP certification prior to hire or must enroll and complete the first available Barton University courses

• S.T.A.B.L.E. preferred

• NPS and/or ACCS preferred

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear.

• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.

• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Routine Hospital/Healthcare & Office/Administrative conditions.

• Contact with patients and guests under a wide variety of circumstances.

• Regularly exposed to the risk of bloodborne diseases, infectious disease.

• Subject to airborne/droplet exposure during aerosolized procedures. IE: COVID-19/TB

• Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and waste.

• Subject to hazards of flammable and explosive gases.

• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations, including the handling of emergency or crisis situations.

• Subject to pressure due to irregular hours, frequent interruptions and stressful situations due to multiple demands.

• Occasional travel to various health system locations.

Essential Functions:

1. Provides consistently exceptional care at all times.

2. RCP’s are one of the first responders in all emergency situations in order to maintain the patient's airway while performing high level life saving measures.

3. Emergent resuscitation, code blue, code-C-birth, rapid response team, and ventilatory stabilization.

4. Integrates patient diagnostic data, response to therapy, and the physiologic profile to create a plan of care that is sound and consistent in collaboration with the multidisciplinary care team.

5. Performs pulmonary mechanics on all eligible ventilated patients on a daily basis.

6. Maintains proficiency on all aspects of operation of the mechanical ventilators used in the department.

7. Collects specimens, performs basic procedures and assists in complex diagnostic procedures such as bedside pulmonary function tests and therapeutic bronchoscopies.

8. Establishes and maintains basic and complex forms of mechanical ventilation which includes NPPV, CPAP, in-house transport of the ventilated patient.

9. Collects appropriate data and presents patient information at medical rounds. Discussing treatment options ie: ventilator care plan as it pertains to the patient and communicates this plan to physician and/or appropriate members of the patient care team.

10. Interprets diagnostic and monitoring data with a high degree of competence ie: arterial blood gas sampling.

11. Applies new techniques and procedures with high proficiency within days of training/orientation on new procedures, processes, and equipment.

12. Maintain and possess basic and advanced certifications for all patients, ages ranging from the neonate to the adult.

13. Required to remain proficient in neonatal intubations.

14. Assumes responsibility for self-development through continuing education.

15. Performs other related duties as assigned or requested in a professional manner by the multidisciplinary team.