Respiratory Care Practitioner ICU/CICU Float

Job Description Job Description Respiratory Care Practitioner – ICU/CICU Float (Spokane, WA)
Why this role
Work in a high-acuity critical care environment supporting ICU and CICU patients within a large, established health system. This role offers exposure to advanced respiratory care, complex ventilatory support, and collaboration with multidisciplinary clinical teams in a mission-driven environment focused on whole-person patient care.
Role overview
Respiratory Care Practitioner responsible for delivering comprehensive respiratory therapy services across ICU and CICU units on a float basis. The role supports physicians and nurses in managing critically ill patients and ensuring safe, effective respiratory interventions.
Responsibilities
Provide respiratory care services across ICU and CICU units (float coverage)
Operate and manage ventilator support systems and respiratory equipment
Perform patient assessments and support diagnostic and treatment planning
Assist with airway management, resuscitation, and emergency interventions
Deliver oxygen therapy and other respiratory care procedures
Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot respiratory care devices
Collaborate with physicians and nursing staff on patient care plans
Document all patient care activities in accordance with clinical standards
Requirements
Education or training meeting eligibility for respiratory care certification/licensure
Washington State Respiratory Care Practitioner license (required upon hire)
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (required upon hire)