Respiratory Therapist PD Night Shift

Position Summary

The Respiratory Care Practitioner is the professional responsible for the provision of respiratory care, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, advanced airway management and related diagnostics. He/she works as a resource person for the nursing staff within the guidelines of department and hospital policies and procedures. Reporting to the Department Manager, the Respiratory Care Practitioner has 12 hour accountability for organizing, planning, directing, coordinating, and providing high quality, individualized care for a defined group of patients care based on the Watson Model of Care, including the identification and demonstration of abilities to meet special needs and considerations of Age and Population Specific awareness. This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital. It is expected that the employee will demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values. The employee shall support Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital’s strategic plan and the goals and direction of the quality and performance improvement process activities.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Knows admitting diagnosis and pulmonary pathophysiology for assigned patients, performs patient assessments and provide appropriate therapy.
• Evaluates and documents data obtained from respiratory monitoring devices on assigned patients.
• Evaluates patient’s response to all respiratory care provided and appropriately documents required information as outlined in department policies and procedures.
• Determines appropriateness and provides recommendations for respiratory care services, taking into consideration the needs of different age groups, cognitive abilities, and development status.
• Initiates new routine orders within time specified in department policies and procedures.
• Maintains a safe and clean environment that complies with regulatory standards including Patient Safety Goals.
• Participates in the implementation of the department specific Quality and Performance Improvement Plan, completes monitoring forms and reports findings to the Respiratory Manager.

Position Requirements

• Education: Graduate of a Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) approved school and passage of the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) certification examination.
• Qualifications/Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of experience as a Respiratory Care Practitioner in an acute care setting with regard to regulatory guidelines and standard of practice. In lieu of this experience, consideration will be made for an applicant with strong education and associated experiential background. Current California Respiratory Care Practitioner license. National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) credential or National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credential. Consideration will be made for credential-eligible or CRTT-credentialed Respiratory Therapist with over 25 year’s experience.
• Special Skills/Knowledge: Bilingual skills preferred (Spanish), Basic computer skills, Current Basic Life Support (B LS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Managing Assaultive Behavior (MAB) (Upon hire or with 90 days of hire), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) (Upon hire or within 90 days of hire), Electronic Medical Record experience preferred.