Respiratory Therapist 12 Hr. 7720 #12777

  • Oroville Hospital
  • Oroville, California
  • Full Time
Respiratory Therapist 12 Hr. 7720 #12777

Job #: 12777

Job Category: Cardiopulmonary Services

Job Type: Per Diem

Shift Type: Variable

Department: Respiratory Therapy

Pay Range: $42.95/Hr. - $57.72/Hr.

Open Date: 05.28.25

Close Date:

Qualifications:

Graduate of an accredited two year Respiratory Therapy program is required

Current license in the State of California is required

Certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support required (CPR)

Registration by NBRC preferred

ACLS required

Job Details:

Start Date:

Open Until Filled.

Qualifications:

Graduate of an accredited two year Respiratory Therapy program is required

Current license in the State of California is required

Certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support required (CPR)

Registration by NBRC preferred

ACLS required

Two years of satisfactory clinical experience is desirable

Ability to work safely and accurately with minimal supervision

Duties &

Responsibilities:

Job Summary

The Respiratory Care Practitioner performs direct patient care to patients in all aspects of respiratory care according to the physician's orders/approved protocols, with consideration given to the age of the patient. Consults physicians on the effectiveness of therapy and makes appropriate recommendations. Provides appropriate ventilation support, maintains and monitors other pulmonary life support equipment. Maintains and properly utilizes respiratory equipment.

Duties

Identifies breath sounds, recognizes abnormal breath sounds, recognizes abnormal arterial blood gases, identifies amount and character of secretions, determine need for supplemental oxygen/suction

Reports changes in patient's status to charge nurse or physician and staff caring for patient

Documents Respiratory Care consistent with hospital charting standards

Complies with hospital policy for receiving doctor's orders, including verbal and phone

Accurately gives report to oncoming shift

Reports extraordinary patient problems to supervisor, director or administrator as necessary

Complies with hospital policies and procedures for selected precautions, i.e.; seizure, suicide

Uses principles of body mechanics in mobilizing patient or objects

Asks for help when lifting heavy patients

Complies with policies for restraints

Complies with policies for electrical safety

Checks the Emergency Equipment policy

Incorporates infection control principles in practice

Demonstrates skills related to the management of emergency situations

Complies with policy for cardio-pulmonary arrest

Demonstrates competency for ABG drawing and sampling

Demonstrates competency for Quality Control and ABG analyzers

Demonstrates skills to trouble shoot ABG analyzers

Demonstrates skills to run PFT screens

Knowledge of 7200, MA-1, Bear III and Seacrist ventilators

Complies with Policy and Procedure for oxygen

Complies with Policy and procedure for ventilator care

The RCP should possess a wide range of psychomotor or mechanical skills so that decisional, educational and administrative skills requiring eye-hand coordination, manual dexterity and sensory perception can be applied efficaciously in diagnosing and treating the critically ill patient. These psychomotor skills include, but are not limited to, the following:

Ability to perform physical assessment of the patient through the use of a stethoscope, blood pressure apparatus, respirometer, pressure manometer, and other instruments in addition to the use of the practitioner's tactile, auditory, and olfactory senses

Visual recognition of common signs of illness and distress is paramount

Ability to perform arterial puncture successfully, expeditiously, and traumatically for the purpose of determining the arterial blood gas/acid-base status

Ability to use safely indwelling arterial, venous and intracardiac or intrapulmonary catheters to obtain blood samples for analysis or vascular pressure measurements

Ability to correctly maintain, operate, calibrate, and troubleshoot blood gas analyzers, Oximetry and related instrumentation

Ability to perform efficacious and atraumatic nasotracheal suction or tracheal lavage to maintain bronchopulmonary hygiene

Ability to perform basic life support maneuvers efficaciously, such as maintenance of a patent anatomical airway, external cardiac compression, and artificial ventilation by way of mouth-to-mouth, bag-and-mask and related ventilatory techniques

Ability to maintain, monitor, measure and adjust mechanical lung ventilators appropriately to assure proper function and to ascertain therapeutic effectiveness

Ability to measure, using appropriate available instrumentation, the following: variables of ventilatory gas exchange, and Hemodynamic function: respiratory rate; tidal and minute ventilation; dead space ventilation; alveolar-to-arterial P02 gradient; intrapulmonary shunt fraction; respiratory mechanics, including total resistance and static and dynamic compliance; Hemodynamic variables that may include pulse rate, blood pressure, ventricular stroke work; and oxygenation variables that may include arterial and mixed venous oxygen contents and total systemic oxygen contents and total systemic oxygen transport

Ability to perform routine respiratory therapy procedures that include, but are not limited to, administration of oxygen by various modalities; administration of aerosolized pharmaceuticals by MDI, IPPB and medication nebulizers; administration of aerosol and heated humidification therapies and performance of various modalities of chest physiotherapy

Lifting requirements:

Sedentary- generally not more than 10 lbs. maximum and occasionally lifting and/or carrying such articles as ledgers, files and small items.

Job Posted:

05/28/2025

Contact Name:

Human Resources

Contact Phone:

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Job ID: 479567071
Originally Posted on: 6/3/2025

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