Supervisor Respiratory Care

Nestled in the heart of East Sacramento, Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital is a 313 bed acute care facility that provides a wide range of services with special advocacy for the poor and underserved. Mercy General is home to the nationally ranked Alex G. Spanos Heart & Vascular Institute. Key achievements and recognitions include: from the Joint Commission; Advanced Joint Replacement, Spine Center of Excellence Primary Stroke Center, Ventricular Assist Device, and Chest Pain Certification. Other accolades include CMS 5 stars, Practice Green Health 2021, Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade "A", Level 4 Epilepsy Center and Opioid Stewardship Honor Roll. Mercy General Hospital is proud to foster inclusion and diversity as part of our mission, vision, and values.  

One Community. One Mission. One California 

The incumbent supervises, develops, orients, and assures competency of the Respiratory Care personnel

• Demonstrates competency in patient care in order to teach and certify staff members in mechanical ventilation, and advanced respiratory care practices, and modalities including Adaptive Support Ventilation (ASV), Airway Pressure Release Ventilation (APRV) pressure control and inverse IE ratio ventilation, nitric oxide delivery, ventilation, patient assessment skills, and Respiratory Care by Protocols for Trauma, Intensive Care, Transport, CSICU, Special Procedures, Pediatrics, and general floor therapy.
• Directs and provides reporting to the hospital and cardiopulmonary staff regarding quality control procedures, and serves as a QA consultant to other departments when indicated.
• Provides statistical and financial reports to the cardiopulmonary director when called upon to do so and assists in developing the budget for the department
• The supervisor is expected to serve as a clinical liaison between the cardiopulmonary department and hospital physicians, nurses, and other acute care staff
• The clinical supervisor will oversee the architecture and detail of all clinical related cardiopulmonary department policies and procedures and oversees the electronic medical records project
• This position also acts as a system administrator for non-invasive cardiology, EKG, and EEG departments

Required:

• Bachelors in Respiratory Therapy or Computer related Field
• 2 - 3 years of experience 
• Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA (RESP-LIC:CA)
• Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)