SENIOR RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONER

Job Title

Senior Respiratory Care Practitioner

Job Description

The County of Los Angeles, LA Health Services is LA County's integrated healthcare system and the second-largest public health system in the nation. Our system includes four public hospitals, more than 20 community health centers, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Correctional Health Services, and community-based programs that connect people to care where they are. We serve as the safety net for more than 10 million residents, providing care regardless of ability to pay, insurance coverage, or immigration status. As one connected system, we deliver extraordinary carefrom prevention and primary care to emergency, specialty, trauma, and recovery services across Los Angeles County.

With more than 2.9 million visits annually and a workforce of over 23,000 dedicated staff, LA Health Services is proud to deliver high-quality, compassionate, and accessible care to everyone, no matter how they come through our doors.

Explore our one system of hospitals and community health centers: Our Locations Health Services Los Angeles County

The mission is to advance the health of our patients and our communities by providing outstanding care!

Essential Job Functions

What You'll Be Doing:

• Assesses patients' overall cardiopulmonary status by inspection, palpitation, percussion, auscultation, and patient or guardian/significant other interview; documents patients' vital signs.
• Performs the full range of ventilatory care services as prescribed by a physician, including selecting, setting up, and operating a variety of devices such as medication delivery units, humidifiers, positive-pressure breathing machines, and continuous mechanical ventilators in critical care units.
• Coordinates complex therapies, such as Inhaled Nitric Oxide (INO therapy), high frequency ventilation, and heliox therapy, and performs Non-Bronchoscopic mini-BAL procedures to provide a non-bronchoscopic method of attaining a sample of bonchoalveolar fluid in the mechanically ventilated patient for the diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP).
• Performs arterial punctures, intubations and other procedures as ordered by a physician and designated according to the facility's policies and procedures.
• Assists the physician with the insertion of tracheostomy tubes, and may perform reinsertion of tubes, as needed.

Requirements

Requirements to qualify:

• One (1) year of experience at the level of a Respiratory Care Practitioner administering basic respiratory therapy care AND Either:
• An associate degree in respiratory therapy from an accredited college or university
• A certificate of completion of an approved two-year training program in respiratory therapy

License/Certificate: A California State Respiratory Care Practitioner's License issued by the Respiratory Care Board of California -AND- Certificate of completion of Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Although not required at the time of application, depending on area of assignment, positions may require one of the following specialty certifications:

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Desirable Qualification: Additional credit will be given to applicants who possess the following desirable qualifications in excess of the requirement:

• Experience as a licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner beyond the requirements.
• A Bachelor of Science degree in Respiratory Care from an accredited college or university.
• A Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) certification from National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC).

Additional Information

This assessment type will evaluate the education, training and experience you list on the online application and supplemental questionnaire and assign a score based on a standardized scoring system. This portion of the assessment represents 100% of your total score and examines: Requirements, Desirable Qualifications, and Supplemental Questionnaire.

Achieving a passing score of 70% or higher on the assessment is needed to be added to the list.

Applicants who passed the assessment are placed on a list in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months. Applications will be processed as they are received and added to the list accordingly. We will use this list to fill vacancies in the DHS as they occur.

No person may compete in this examination more than once every twelve (12) months.

Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

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Los Angeles County recognizes and affirms that all people are equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the US. We are committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.