Respiratory Care Practitioner

4 weeks ago


Los Angeles, California, United States Dignity Health Full time

Overview

Founded in 1887 Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles. The hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II trauma center the Los Angeles Center for Womens Health obstetrics and pediatric services and comprehensive cardiac and surgical services. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health one of the nations five largest health care systems. Visit for more information.

Responsibilities

All employees are expected to perform their duties in alignment with the vision and values of the organization. The person doing this job is responsible for a variety of tasks that lead to a high level of customer satisfaction in the most cost effective manner. The role of the Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) is to provide appropriate respiratory care in an efficient and effective and timely manner. The RCPs primary area of responsibility will be focused on providing care for the pediatric adult and geriatric patient.

NICU RCPs will have focused responsibility in providing care primarily for neonatal patients. The individual within this position will have age specific training and will be documented within the employee's personnel file. NICU RCPs must have at least 20 hours of didactic training (including STABLE certificate) focused on neonatal care and able to show competencies in providing care in NICU setting under a preceptorship process (or equivalent) of at least 4 weeks.

Qualifications

  • A minimum of two years acute care experience including pediatrics trauma and ventilator management; blood gas and pulmonary function testing experience desirable; experience with extended and managed care desirable.
  • AS in Respiratory Therapy preferred; BS in Respiratory Care desirable.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish preferred; strong patient assessment skills strong communication and interaction skills.
  • Current RCP license issued by the state of California required.
  • CRTT RRT or advanced credential preferred.

Adult RCPS:

  • BLS ACLS and PALS

NICU RCPS:

  • For NICU RCPs BLS NRP and PALS.

This position is represented by SEIU.

Pay Range

$ $54.97 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.




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