RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONER, CORRECTIONAL FACILITY - CALIFORNIA MEDICAL FACILITY
This position is located at California Medical Facility in Vacaville, CA (Solano County). Main communication will be through email; ensure your application includes a valid email address.
About the Department
We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment, and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs. Our mission is to facilitate the successful reintegration of individuals in our care by providing tools to become drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society—all within a safe and humane environment.
CDCR and CCHCS are committed to transforming the correctional landscape to create safer, more professional, and fulfilling environments for employees, the incarcerated population, and those supervised in our communities. We aim to strengthen rehabilitation, enhance workplace satisfaction, and support successful reentry through systemwide improvements grounded in proven and emerging practices.
We foster an inclusive, respectful workplace that attracts and empowers employees from diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Our programs collaborate to provide the highest level of healthcare to a diverse correctional population, encouraging creativity, fairness, honesty, and respect.
About the Role
Under the general medical supervision of the Respiratory Care Supervisor (RCS), the Respiratory Care Practitioner, CF, collaborates with physicians, nurses, and other interdisciplinary healthcare team members to evaluate pulmonary dysfunction and provide a full range of cardiopulmonary therapeutic and diagnostic modalities. This role also maintains order, supervises the conduct of incarcerated individuals, and ensures the safety of persons and property.
Effective July 1, 2025, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) requires full-time employees in Bargaining Unit 20 (and related Excluded, Exempt, and Statutory Exempt employees) to have their base salary reduced by 3% while receiving 5 hours of PLP 2025 leave credits monthly through June 2027. This classification is also subject to Section 5, Hiring-Above-Minimum (HAM) Authorization of the California State Civil Service Pay Scales.
Pay
- Range A: $4,423 - $5,759 per month
- Range B: $4,610 - $6,011 per month
- Range C: $4,813 - $6,280 per month
Requirements
- Graduation from an approved respiratory therapy program accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care or its predecessor, the Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education.
- A license to practice Respiratory Care issued by the Respiratory Care Board of California.
To obtain list eligibility for this position, you must first take and pass the examination: Respiratory Care Practitioner (CF) Exam.