What are the responsibilities and job description for the Respiratory Care Practitioner I position at Mercy San Juan Medical Center?
Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 370-bed not-for-profit Level 2 Trauma Center located in Carmichael California serving the areas of north Sacramento County and south Placer County for more than 50 years. It is one of the area’s largest and most comprehensive medical centers. Dedicated to the community’s well-being our staff and volunteers provide excellence in care for our patients each year. Mercy San Juan Medical Center has received recognition for being a Comprehensive Stroke Center and Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery along with Certificates of Excellence in Perinatal Care Hip- and Knee- Replacement.
Responsibilities
The incumbent demonstrates competency in patient care for neonate pediatric adult and geriatric patients. The incumbent will perform arterial punctures continuous ventilation airway maintenance emergency care infection control isolation procedures maintenance and operation of mechanical ventilators cardiopulmonary resuscitation aerosolized medication delivery for the treatment of pulmonary disease and medical gas administration. The incumbent will access the medications from the medication storage unit and the nurse servers in the patient care areas. Performs other related duties as assigned or requested in professional manner.
We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Voluntary Protection: Group Accident Critical Illness and Identity Theft
- Adoption Assistance
- Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
- Retirement Programs
- Wellness Programs
Qualifications
- Current California Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license required
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA) required, ACLS, PALS
Preferred Qualifications:
- Two-year degree
- Registration by the National Board of Respiratory Care as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) preferred
- Five years of experience in direct and indirect respiratory care services including (but not limited to) the administration of pharmacological diagnostic and therapeutic agents related to respiratory care procedures necessary to implement a treatment disease prevention pulmonary rehabilitative or diagnostic regimen prescribed by a physician and surgeon.