Respiratory Therapy Assistant

Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 222-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of Californias Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care, comprehensive care in cardiac, orthopedics, oncology, womens and childrens services, we continue to lead the region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare. Comprehensive CareDominican offers emergency services and is a Certified Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. Dominicans services include the only comprehensive Cancer Center in Santa Cruz County, a Total Joint Replacement program, and advanced neurological and endoscopic services. Dominican regularly receives A grades for hospital safety from Leapfrog Group, and has received national recognition for superior patient safety, cardiac care, and stroke treatment from Healthgrades, a leading provider of comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.As Santa Cruz Countys heart attack (STEMI) receiving center, Dominican Hospital provides cutting edge cardiac care. The hospitals heart attack treatment times consistently beat the national average, and the hospital offers two cardiac catheterization labs available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Groundbreaking cardiac procedures at Dominican include the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure, which allows for heart valve replacement without opening a patients chest.Dominican Hospital has forged significant partnerships with area hospitals to bring exceptional care to Santa Cruz County. The hospital offers a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through a partnership with Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital Stanford. Neurosurgery at Dominican is also offered through a partnership with Stanford Health Care.

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Position Summary:

The Respiratory Therapy, Assistant cleans, assembles and validates proper function of respiratory therapy medical equipment. This individual orders and maintains par levels for supplies, replenishes portable oxygen supply throughout the hospital. The RT Assistant contributes to the team by remaining open and responsive to the fluctuating demands of the respiratory service.

The ideal candidate is one who is interested in becoming a respiratory therapist. The RT Assistant position provides a good introduction to the equipment and supplies used in the field of respiratory therapy.

Required:

• One year on-the-job experience, with demonstrated proficiency in set up of mechanical equipment required.
• Current Healthcare Provider BLS certification required.
• Computer proficiency (word, excel, outlook) required.

Preferred:

• Experience in set up of hospital equipment preferred.
• Completion of high school or community college level microbiology and physics preferred
• Clinical or medical technical background preferred.