Respiratory Care Practitioner - Temporary

Bargaining Unit: EAP

Rate of Pay: $58.99/hour + DOE (Base pay of $56.19 includes 5% temporary rate)

Summary
Performs all respiratory care interventions and duties in accordance with specific physician’s orders and department policies and procedures. Performs all routine and complex respiratory care procedures for patients of all ages in all areas of the hospital.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitors Respiratory Therapy interventions assuring appropriate type of treatment, equipment and/or therapeutic devices are utilized for all inpatient and outpatient procedures.

• Maintains and operate all required equipment to administer prescribed respiratory treatment plan.
• Maintains all competencies related to respiratory care.
• Maintains competency in emergently establishing and maintaining the airway during management of trauma, intensive care, and neonatal resuscitation.
• Reads and interprets physician’s orders in charts.
• Confers with medical staff and nursing, making recommendations on individual patient care plans and updates patient response to respiratory assessments and interventions provided.
• Reviews respiratory plan of care with patients.
• Document respiratory therapy interventions and patient response and assessment in accordance with policy and procedure.
• Performs tracheobronchial suctioning and tracheotomy care.
• Performs tracheal intubations and obtains arterial blood samples for ABG analysis for all age groups.
• Performs pulmonary function studies.
• Participates in annual clinical competency education.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities
Carries out supervisory responsibility in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, training, assigning, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; administering scheduling systems; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; enforcing policies and procedures.

Minimum Education/Experience
Associate's Degree

Graduation from an education program accredited by the Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education (JRCRTE) and 2-3 years relevant experience

Required Licenses/Certifications
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers

• Upon hire

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

• Upon hire

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS): Employees that have never been certified must take a live initial AHA certification class. Employees with recently expired certifications will be enrolled in Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI). Certification must be completed within specified time frame.

• Upon hire

ACLS: Employee will be enrolled in the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Advanced Life Support (ALS) Entry or Prep Curriculum (depending on their previous ACLS certification).

• Upon hire

BLS/ACLS/PALS: Employee will be enrolled in the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Entry or Prep Curriculum (depending on their previous BLS, ACLS, and/or PALS certification).

• Upon hire

Registered Respiratory Therapist

• Upon hire

• Must have valid RRT credential through the NBRC.

• NOTE: Current employees have until January 1, 2026 to obtain this certification. Employees hired on or after October 10, 2025 must have upon hire.

Other Experience/Qualifications
Required:

• California Respiratory Care Practitioner upon hire.

• Minimum 2 years of recent experience as a RCP that includes experience in pediatrics and neonates.