What are the responsibilities and job description for the Respiratory Care Practitioner position at California Hospital Medical Center?
Overview
Responsibilities
Position Summary:
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
This position is represented by SEIU.
Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles. The hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II trauma center, the Los Angeles Center for Women’s Health, obstetrics and pediatric services, and comprehensive cardiac and surgical services. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/californiahospital for more information.
Responsibilities
Position Summary:
All employees are expected to perform their duties in alignment with the vision and values of the organization. The person doing this job is responsible for a variety of tasks that lead to a high level of customer satisfaction in the most cost effective manner. The role of the Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) is to provide appropriate respiratory care in an efficient and effective and timely manner. The RCPs primary area of responsibility will be focused on providing care for the pediatric, adult, and geriatric patient.
NICU RCPs will have focused responsibility in providing care primarily for neonatal patients. The individual within this position will have age specific training and will be documented within the employee's personnel file. NICU RCPs must have at least 20 hours of didactic training (including STABLE certificate) focused on neonatal care and able to show competencies in providing care in NICU setting under a preceptorship process (or equivalent) of at least 4 weeks.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- A minimum of two years acute care experience including, pediatrics, trauma, and ventilator management; blood gas and pulmonary function testing experience desirable; experience with extended and managed care desirable.
- AS in Respiratory Therapy preferred; BS in Respiratory Care desirable.
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred; strong patient assessment skills, strong communication and interaction skills.
- Current RCP license issued by the state of California required.
- CRTT, RRT or advanced credential preferred.
Adult RCPS:
- BLS, ACLS and PALS
NICU RCPS:
- For NICU RCPs, BLS, NRP and PALS.
This position is represented by SEIU.
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