RESPIRATORY THERAPIST III (.9/12HR/Varied)

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The Respiratory Therapist provides quality respiratory care services including routine and complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures designed to evaluate, stabilize, prevent or remedy neonatal, pediatric, adult and geriatric pulmonary abnormalities under general supervision.   Utilizes a multi disciplinary plan of care, including respiratory care protocols, assesses indications, initiates appropriate therapeutic interventions and evaluates anticipated outcomes.  Acts as a clinical resource person to department and hospital patient care team.  Provides education to patients and their families.  Assists in mentoring respiratory therapy students during clinical rotations. Organizes, delegates and coordinates the activities of the shift. Education: Required Associate of Science Degree Special Training: (including license): Required Must possess a current and valid CA Respiratory Care Practitioner license (RCP). Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care. Current BLS, ACLS, PALS and NRP Certifications. Complete mentor module program (adult care) within probationary period and successfully test out. Participation in perinatal continuing education program with demonstration of ongoing competency. Experience: (minimum, plus desired): Required Two years experience required with demonstrated proficiency in the operation of complex respiratory therapy equipment, use of therapeutic agents, and competency in managing critical care patients (adult, pediatric, and neonatal) requiring ventilator support. Preferred Experience with respiratory care protocols.   About Us:  Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 288-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of California’s Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care and some of the most technologically advanced diagnostic equipment on the Central Coast, we continue to lead the region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare. Santa Cruz is the quintessential beach town. Here, you enjoy life among the most beautiful coastal beaches and redwood forests of California. It was here that Hawaiian royalty first introduced surfing to the mainland–and locals and visitors alike have been riding the waves ever since. Not far from the surf break, music and laughter fill the air at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, the West Coast's only remaining seaside amusement park. A few blocks from the beach is Santa Cruz's newly renovated downtown. The pedestrian-friendly, tree-lined streets are filled with vibrant shops and galleries, outdoor bistros and sidewalk musicians–all in keeping with Surf City's offbeat personality. At Dominican Hospital, you can truly change people’s lives while living yours with a strong sense of meaning and finding that much-needed balance you deserve. Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems, is a 17-state network of more than 300 care centers, including hospitals, urgent and occupational care, imaging centers, home health, and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. In 2012, Dignity Health provided $1.6 billion in charitable care and services.