Respiratory Therapist 3

Founded in 1923, Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center is a 389-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Long Beach, California. Serving over 50,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, and orthopedics.

Additionally, St. Mary Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and was named as a 2024-2025 High Performing Hospital for Heart Attacks by U.S. News & World Report.  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/stmarymedical for more information.

CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. One Community. One Mission. One California 

The RCP III is a critical care practitioner in the NICU, adult ICU and pulmonary/bronchoscopy. He/ she has completed all level I and II skills and competencies and has mastered all level III skills and competencies to provide patient care in the NICU and labor & delivery, adult ICU or pulmonary/bronchoscopy.

The RCP III is skilled in intubation and resuscitation, responds to the ED for critical infant/pediatric patients or assist with performance of video bronchoscopies and pulmonary function testing. The RCP III functions as shift lead when assigned and provides critical assessment and care as a member of the Rapid Response Team. The RCP III acts as a mentor. Additional duties may include the followig:

• Perform complete pulmonary function testing to include review of data and graphics to ensure accuracy and reproducibility
• Transmit test data into cardioserver and ensure tests are read and interpreted by the assigned pulmonary lab physician
• Performs quality monitors and testing to ensure lab quality compliance
• Assists physicians with performance of video bronchoscopies to include bronchial thermoplasty in the GI Lab
• Assists physicians with performance of endobronchial ultrasound for biopsy and cancer staging in the OR

• The NICU RCP shall have a minimum of 3 years current neonatal critical care experience.
• Recent pediatric critical care experience is desirable.
• High School diploma or equivalent preferred
• Satisfactory completion of all RCP I and II skills and competencies.
• BLS, PALS, NRP,  ACLS
• Respiratory Therapist License and Certification