Job Information
Dignity Health Respiratory Therapist II in Redding, California
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As a Respiratory Therapist, you will join an established team of RTs who share your passion for delivering highly specialized cardiopulmonary care to patients experiencing breathing issues. You'll be instrumental in providing a range of treatments from breathing techniques and nebulizer treatments to ventilator management, oxygen therapies, and external ventilation support.
Every day you will apply your keen assessment skills and critical thinking to manage diverse patient needs, develop and execute effective care plans, and ensure calm, focused intervention in both routine and emergent situations.
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong sense of urgency, unwavering calm under pressure, and the ability to anticipate outcomes. Your dedication to patient well-being and exceptional problem-solving abilities will drive success in this vital role.
Integrates patient diagnostic data, response to therapy, and the physiologic profile to create a plan of care that is sound and consistent with the department’s standard of care or the department’s procedures and protocols
CPAP and in house transport of the ventilated patient
Performs thorough cardiopulmonary clinical assessments with the appropriate inclusion of other body systems including cardiovascular, nutritional, neurologic, etc. Documents information and appropriately assigns triage scores, GCS scores, RT Evaluation and treatment scores and communicates this in an SBAR format to other health care providers
Performs pulmonary mechanics on all eligible ventilated patients on a daily basis
Collects appropriate data and presents patient information at ventilator weaning rounds. Discusses treatment options i.e., ventilator care plan as it pertains to the patient and communicates this plan to physician and/or appropriate members of the patient care team
Collects specimens, performs basic procedures and assists in complex diagnostic procedures such as diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopies and bedside pulmonary function tests
Job Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
Associates Other from an advanced level education program with current
California State provisional license and 6 months working clinical experience as a student RCP, upon hire and
Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA, upon hire and
Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and (Must be through the American Heart Association)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire and (Must be through the American Heart Association)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire and (Must be through the American Heart Association)
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) (Must be through the American Heart Association)
Registered Respiratory Therapist, upon hire and
Neonatal-Pediatric Specialty Respiratory Therapist, within 24 - months
EEG Competency within 12 - months
Must be able to clearly communicate in English and possess critical thinking skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1 year clinical experience in an acute care hospital, upon hire
Where You'll Work
Mercy Medical Center Redding offers comprehensive health care to nearly 300,000 residents in a six-county region. It is one of only two Level II trauma centers, the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the only Joint Commission-certified Advanced Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center north of Sacramento north of Sacramento. Mercy Medical Center Redding is a 266-bed regional medical center providing inpatient and outpatient services as well as specialized cardiovascular care, stroke care, orthopedics, neurological surgery, comprehensive cancer care, maternity care, and a robust robotic surgery program. In addition, the hospital’s network of care includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living.
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Pay Range
$50.85 - $61.67 /hour
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.