Respiratory Practitioner II

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Respiratory Care Practitioner II demonstrates basic knowledge and skills necessary to direct care appropriate to the patients served in his/her department. The Respiratory Care Practitioner II demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan, assesses the patient’s status and interprets the information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to age-specific needs. The Respiratory Care Practitioner II provides care as needed and as described in the department’s policies and procedures.

In this role: You will assess, plan, direct and implement necessary activities for successful treatment of patients’ respiratory care needs. You may work in an intensive care setting. You will be assigned to general care areas and may also be assigned to critical care areas.

You must demonstrate competency in at least 1 of the following areas: Adult ICUs, PICU, NICU, Graduate of an Accredited Respiratory Program.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an Accredited Respiratory Program.
• Licensed by the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners.
• Nevada State license to perform arterial blood gases.
• Registered or Certified (determined by level of testing) by the National Board of Respiratory Care.
• Current Basic Life Support BLS required
• Current ACLS required
• Must have current/recent acute care Respiratory Therapist experience within the last 12 months, and 1 year experience in an acute care facility or freestanding practice is required.
• Prefer experience in all facets of cardiopulmonary respiratory care in a major tertiary clinical referral center.
• Pref prefer Adult Critical Care and Ventilator management experience.

Benefits

Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

Note

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location. Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center provides Las Vegas and the Southwest region with high-quality, advanced healthcare services. We have been serving our community for nearly 60 years. Sunrise Hospital has been a Consumer Choice Award recipient for 15 consecutive years. We are the largest acute care facility in Nevada and the state's only fresh post-op Pediatric CICU. Our facility offers an advanced comprehensive stroke center which received the Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award from the GWTG. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses. "There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr. HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Respiratory Practitioner II opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.