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Respiratory Care Practitioner NICU

California Hospital Medical Center

#BLS #ACLS #PALS #Infection Control #Acute Care #Respiratory Therapy #NICU #NRP #Trauma Care #Ventilator Management

Quick overview

Provide essential respiratory care for patients across all age groups, including neonates and geriatric patients. Perform critical interventions such as mechanical ventilation, arterial punctures, and emergency cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Requirements summary

Requires an Associate or Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy and at least 2 years of acute care experience. NICU candidates must have 20 hours of didactic training, a STABLE certificate, and a 4-week preceptorship.

associate degreebachelor degreeInfection ControlMedical Gas AdministrationPediatric CareNeonatal CareEmergency CareAirway MaintenanceCardiopulmonary ResuscitationPulmonary Function TestingBlood Gas TestingArterial PuncturesMechanical Ventilator OperationContinuous Ventilation

Job description

Where You’ll Work 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 Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Respiratory Care Practitioner, you will competently provide essential respiratory care for neonate, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
Your expertise is vital for critical respiratory interventions and patient well-being.Every day you will perform arterial punctures, continuous ventilation, airway maintenance, emergency care, infection control, isolation procedures, mechanical ventilator operation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and medical gas administration.To be successful, you will possess advanced clinical skills in all aspects of respiratory care across age groups, meticulous attention to detail, a strong commitment to patient safety and infection control, and the ability to perform effectively in emergencies.
Ensures that patient care is appropriate and effective and delivered in a timely manner.
Ensures that communications and interactions with patients and other care givers are appropriate and timely.
Ensures that patient and family education is accurate, culturally sensitive, and performed in a timely manner.
Ensures that diagnostic test results are accurate and reported in a timely manner.
Maintains all related equipment in optimal working order per policy and regulatory requirements.
Job Requirements FOR NICU RCPs ONLY- must have atleast 20 hours of didactic training (including STABLE certificate) focused on neonatal care and able to show competencies in providing care in NICU setting under a preceptorship process (or equivalent) of at least 4 weeks.

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