RCP RRT

Founded in 1926, Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed, acute care, nonprofit, community hospital located in Glendale, California. The hospital offers a full complement of services, including its award winning heart center, the colorectal surgery institute, a gastrointestinal program, and is a Los Angeles County approved primary stroke center. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. Visit here https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/glendalememorial for more information.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As our Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP), you will be a vital clinical professional, dedicated to providing high-quality respiratory care to pediatric, adult, and geriatric critical care patients.

Every day, under medical and departmental direction, you'll deliver essential respiratory care per physician orders and policies. You'll ensure critical care services are met, meticulously manage equipment, and adapt care plans to optimize patient outcomes.

To be successful, you'll combine strong clinical expertise, meticulous attention to detail, excellent communication, and a compassionate approach, directly contributing to healing and recovery in critical care.

• Meets annual competency requirement prior to evaluation date.
• Abides by all policies and procedures as outlined in the Dignity Health, GMH&HC, and RC&NS manuals
• Ensure their RCP license issued by the State of Calif., Respiratory Care Board is renewed by its expiration date.
• Maintain BCLS standard per department policy
• Performs the following routine procedures: aerosol therapy with or without medication; I.P.P.B. treatments; chest physiotherapy; respiratory assessments; maintain patients on mechanical ventilation: monitors vital signs; pulse oximetry; M.D.I. therapy; aids in CPR, educates patients and other procedures as assigned.
• May perform special procedures when properly cross trained and has completed the skilled check off list and post test, if applicable. Special procedures include: Arterial blood gases (drawing and analyzing), pulmonary function testing; assist in bronchoscopies; exercise testing; metabolic evaluation, etc.

• Must be an NBRC Registered Respiratory Therapist.
• Must be a graduate of an accredited Respiratory Care program. 
• Must have a current State of California Respiratory Care Practitioner License.
• BLS and PALS 

Position represented by CHEU.