Respiratory Care Practitioner II

Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 384-bed not-for-profit Level 2 Trauma Center located in Carmichael California. We have served north Sacramento County as well as south Placer County for over 50 years. Our facility is one of the area's largest medical centers and also one of the most comprehensive. Our staff and volunteers are dedicated to community well-being; providing excellent patient care to all. Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a Comprehensive Stroke Center as well as a Spine Center of Excellence. We are proud recipients of the Perinatal Care Certificate of Excellence and a Certificate of Excellence for Hip and Knee Replacements.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Position Summary: 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.

Experience:

• Two (2) years experience in an acute care hospital setting with 1 year being critical care. If no qualified candidate, may consider taining positions, depending on staffing needs.
• Completion of an AMA approved respiratory therapy program.
• Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner wiht the State of California.
• BLS (American Heart Association).
• PALS (American Heart Association).
• ACLS

Preferred:

• National Board of Respiratory Care certification is preferred. 
• Pulmonary function testing, arterial blood gas quality contraol and bronchoscopy experience.