RESPIRATORY TECH

Founded in 1956, Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital is a 385-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, maternity care, and orthopedics. Additionally, Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and its Lauren Small Children’s Center is the first comprehensive pediatric program in Kern County.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

As our Respiratory Therapist, you will provide essential direct patient care, assessing, treating, and managing patients with respiratory disorders. Your role is vital for improving patient outcomes.

Every day you will assess respiratory status, implement treatment plans (oxygen, ventilation, airway management), and educate patients/families. You'll document interventions and collaborate with physicians and medical staff.

To be successful, you will demonstrate strong clinical skills, critical thinking, and equipment proficiency. Excellent communication for patient interaction and interdisciplinary collaboration, plus a commitment to safety and continuous development, are essential.

• EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
• Performs required maintenance on Respiratory Care equipment consisting of; disassemble, clean, sterilize, check, reassemble and correct malfunctions of equipment according to department policy and manufacture's recommendations
• Enter maintenance requests for Clinical Equipment repair on broken or damaged equipment.
• Perform ventilator calibrations and maintain calibration records
• Maintain records as required by the respiratory department and clinical equipment.
• Assist Clinical Equipment with quality control checks on respiratory equipment and maintain required records.

Required

• Experienced in the use of computers and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire

Preferred

• High School Graduate General Studies and Experience in the ordering and stocking of supplies, upon hire