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Respiratory Care Practioner II

Posted Date 7 days ago(4/28/2025 4:03 PM)
Requisition ID
req25574
Facility
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
# of Openings
1
Shift
Days
Category
Respiratory
Position Type
Regular Full-Time

Overview

Under general supervision and medical direction, provides any or all of the designated respiratory care therapies designed to care for patients with deficiencies and abnormalities, which affect the pulmonary system and associates aspects of cardiopulmonary function.

 

This position requires providing care and/or service to a critically ill through rehabilitating newborn through geriatric patient population in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional and/or developmental age of the individual served.

 

This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of San Gabriel Valley Medical Center. It is expected that the employee will demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values. The employee shall support San Gabriel Valley Medical Center’s strategic plan and the goals and direction of the Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).

Responsibilities

·       Follows appropriate Code Blue notification procedures.

·       Effectively prioritizes clinical interventions and care.

·         Ventilator set-up and operation.

·         Ventilator troubleshooting.

·         ETT Care.

·         Weaning and extubating.

·         Oxygen set-up/administration.

·         Arterial blood gas sampling/analysis.

·         Pediatric heel sticks/capillary blood draws.

·         Aerosol medications (nebulizer treatments).

·         Incentive spirometry.

·         Postural drainage/percussion.

·         Humidification therapy.

·         Suctioning (oral and ETT).

·         Pulse oximetry set-up/monitoring.

·         Sputum induction.

·         Intubation (Assist physician).

·         Oral airway management.

·         Phlebotomy

·         EKG’s

·         Thoracentisis Assist

·         Bronchoscopy Assist

·       Obtains necessary training prior to initial equipment use.

·       Assures equipment is in operating order prior to use.

·       Uses the following equipment in accordance with manufacturer’s operating instructions. Including, but not limited to:

·         7200A Ventilator

·         7200E Ventilator

·         Pediatric CAM Tents

·         Oxygen administration devices

·         Compressed air/gas tanks

·         Pulse oximeters

·         Suction equipment (wall/portable)

·         BIPAP Ventilator

·         Bird Respirators

·         Arterial Blood  Gas Analyzers

·         Pulmonary Function System

·       Other Duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Training/Experience

Graduate of an accredited School of Respiratory Therapy

Bilingual preferred

Minimum 2 years of Critical Care Experience required

Minimum 1 year of bronchoscopy assist experience preferred

Pulmonary function experience preferred

 

Licenses/Certifications

Current CA license as a Respiratory Care Practitioner

Current BCLS-C Card

Current ACLS / PALS

Current RRT preferred

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