Respiratory Care Practitioner III

• Administers the full range of respiratory care modalities in all patient care areas
• Initiates and terminates mechanical ventilation per Cardiac surgery protocol or physician orders
• Operates and maintains blood gas analyzer
• Provides quality respiratory care services including routine and complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures designed to evaluate, stabilize, prevent or remedy neonatal, pediatric, adult and geriatric pulmonary abnormalities
• Utilizes a multi-disciplinary plan of care, including respiratory care protocols, assesses indications, initiates appropriate therapeutic interventions and evaluates anticipated outcomes
• Acts as a clinical resource person to department and hospital patient care team
• Provides education to patients and their families
• Willingness to work where needed in NICU, L&D, ED and ICU
• Competently provide essential respiratory care for neonate, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients
• Perform arterial punctures, continuous ventilation, airway maintenance, emergency care, infection control, isolation procedures, mechanical ventilator operation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and medical gas administration

• Five (5) years minimum acute care experience, with 1 year of critical care experience
• Bachelors Degree in Respiratory Care, Health Sciences or Credentialed in one of the following by the National Board of Respiratory Care Advanced Critical Care Specialty, Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist, Certified/Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist
• Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner with the State of California
• BLS, ACLS, PALS based on facility requirements

medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings