Respiratory Therapist II

• As a Respiratory Therapist, you will join an established team of RTs who share your passion for delivering highly specialized cardiopulmonary care to patients experiencing breathing issues
• You'll be instrumental in providing a range of treatments from breathing techniques and nebulizer treatments to ventilator management, oxygen therapies, and external ventilation support
• Every day you will apply your keen assessment skills and critical thinking to manage diverse patient needs, develop and execute effective care plans, and ensure calm, focused intervention in both routine and emergent situations
• To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong sense of urgency, unwavering calm under pressure, and the ability to anticipate outcomes
• Your dedication to patient well-being and exceptional problem-solving abilities will drive success in this vital role
• Integrates patient diagnostic data, response to therapy, and the physiologic profile to create a plan of care that is sound and consistent with the department’s standard of care or the department’s procedures and protocols
• CPAP and in house transport of the ventilated patient
• Performs thorough cardiopulmonary clinical assessments with the appropriate inclusion of other body systems including cardiovascular, nutritional, neurologic, etc
• Documents information and appropriately assigns triage scores, GCS scores, RT Evaluation and treatment scores and communicates this in an SBAR format to other health care providers
• Performs pulmonary mechanics on all eligible ventilated patients on a daily basis
• Collects appropriate data and presents patient information at ventilator weaning rounds
• Discusses treatment options i.e., ventilator care plan as it pertains to the patient and communicates this plan to physician and/or appropriate members of the patient care team
• Collects specimens, performs basic procedures and assists in complex diagnostic procedures such as diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopies and bedside pulmonary function tests

• Associates from an advanced level education program with current California State provisional license and 6 months working clinical experience as a student RCP
• Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA
• Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Basic Life Support - BLS through an American Heart Association provider
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support - ACLS
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support - PALS
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program - NRP
• Neonatal-Pediatric Specialty Respiratory Therapist, within 24 - months of hire

1 year clinical experience in an acute care hospital

• 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