Respiratory Care Practitioner III

Where Youll Work

Founded in 1989 Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital is a 106-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in Folsom California. Serving over 60000 patients annually the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care cancer care womens health and neurology. Additionally Mercy Hospital of Folsom 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 has been awarded the AMA/ASAs Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement recognizing the hospitals commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.

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.

• Initiates and monitors mechanical ventilation to assure the patient is being ventilated adequately and according to protocol or the physicians written or verbal orders.
• Blood gas sampling following appropriate infection control technique.
• Extubates patients as per Cardiac and ICU protocol or the physicians written or verbal orders.
• Organizes and gives a comprehensive patient report to the incoming shift.
• Approaches the physician to clarify prescribed therapy and recommends modification when indicated.
• Assesses and monitors the use of oxygen by performing pulse oximetry to verify medical need for oxygen. Recommends changes in therapy.

Job Requirements

• Completion of an AMA approvedrespiratory therapy program.
• Bachelors Other in Respiratory Care Health Sciences.
• Or credentialed in one of thefollowing by the National Board of Respiratory Care Advanced Critical CareSpecialty Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist Certified/Registered Pulmonary FunctionTechnologist.
• Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner with the State of California.
• Five (5) years minimum acute care experience with one (1) year of critical care experience. If no qualified candidate may consider training positions depending on staffing needs.
• Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA.
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support PALS.