NICU Respiratory Care Practitioner

Founded in 1887, Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center is a 318-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in downtown Los Angeles. The hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II trauma center, the Los Angeles Center for Womens Health, obstetrics and pediatric services, and comprehensive cardiac and surgical services. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nations five largest health care systems. Visit here https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/californiahospital for more information.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

The role of the Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) is to provide appropriate respiratory care in an efficient and effective and timely manner. NICU RCPs will have focused responsibility in providing care primarily for neonatal patients. The individual within this position will have age specific training and will be documented within the employee's personnel file. 

• A minimum of two years acute care experience in NICU.
• AS in Respiratory Therapy preferred; BS in Respiratory Care desirable.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred; strong patient assessment skills, strong communication and interaction skills.
• Current RCP license issued by the state of California required. 
• CRTT, RRT or advanced credential preferred.
• ACLS, BLS, NRP* and PALS are required.

*Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements. 

This position is represented by SEIU.