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Respiratory Therapist II

Mercy Medical Center Redding

#Care Plans #BLS #ACLS #PALS #Assessment #Critical Thinking #Respiratory Therapist #Stroke Center #CPAP #NICU

Quick overview

The Respiratory Therapist will provide specialized cardiopulmonary care, administering treatments ranging from breathing techniques and nebulizer treatments to complex ventilator management and external ventilation support. Key duties include applying assessment skills to manage diverse patient needs, developing care plans, and performing daily pulmonary mechanics on ventilated patients.

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Minimum Qualifications

require an Associate's degree from an advanced level education program, a California State provisional license, and six months of clinical experience as a student RCP upon hire. Candidates must also possess current certifications including BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP, all through the American Heart Association.

associate degreeprofessional certificateProblem-SolvingCare Plan DevelopmentCritical ThinkingAssessment SkillsSBAR CommunicationVentilator ManagementNebulizer TreatmentsBronchoscopiesPulmonary Function TestsCPAPOxygen TherapiesBreathing TechniquesPulmonary MechanicsCardiopulmonary CareExternal Ventilation SupportIn House Transport

Job description

Where You’ll Work Mercy Medical Center Redding offers comprehensive health care to nearly 300,000 residents in a six-county region.
It is one of only two Level II trauma centers, the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the only Joint Commission-certified Advanced Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center north of Sacramento north of Sacramento.
Mercy Medical Center Redding is a 266-bed regional medical center providing inpatient and outpatient services as well as specialized cardiovascular care, stroke care, orthopedics, neurological surgery, comprehensive cancer care, maternity care, and a robust robotic surgery program.
In addition, the hospital’s network of care includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living.
One Community.
One Mission.
One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As a Respiratory Therapist, you will join an established team of RTs who share your passion for delivering highly specialized cardiopulmonary care to patients experiencing breathing issues.
You'll be instrumental in providing a range of treatments from breathing techniques and nebulizer treatments to ventilator management, oxygen therapies, and external ventilation support.Every day you will apply your keen assessment skills and critical thinking to manage diverse patient needs, develop and execute effective care plans, and ensure calm, focused intervention in both routine and emergent situations.To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a strong sense of urgency, unwavering calm under pressure, and the ability to anticipate outcomes.
Your dedication to patient well-being and exceptional problem-solving abilities will drive success in this vital role.
Integrates patient diagnostic data, response to therapy, and the physiologic profile to create a plan of care that is sound and consistent with the department’s standard of care or the department’s procedures and protocols CPAP and in house transport of the ventilated patient Performs thorough cardiopulmonary clinical assessments with the appropriate inclusion of other body systems including cardiovascular, nutritional, neurologic, etc.
Documents information and appropriately assigns triage scores, GCS scores, RT Evaluation and treatment scores and communicates this in an SBAR format to other health care providers Performs pulmonary mechanics on all eligible ventilated patients on a daily basis Collects appropriate data and presents patient information at ventilator weaning rounds.

Respiratory Therapist II

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