Where You’ll Work
Founded in 1956, Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital is a 385-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, maternity care, and orthopedics. Additionally, Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and its Lauren Small Children’s Center is the first comprehensive pediatric program in Kern County.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Respiratory Care Practitioner, you will competently provide essential respiratory care for neonate, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. Your expertise is vital for critical respiratory interventions and patient well-being.Every day you will perform arterial punctures, continuous ventilation, airway maintenance, emergency care, infection control, isolation procedures, mechanical ventilator operation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and medical gas administration.To be successful, you will possess advanced clinical skills in all aspects of respiratory care across age groups, meticulous attention to detail, a strong commitment to patient safety and infection control, and the ability to perform effectively in emergencies.
- PATIENT ASSESSMENT/REASSESSMENT
- Accurately performs respiratory patient assessment.
- Accurately performs appropriate skin assessment as required.
- Accurately performs appropriate assessment for treatment modality.
- Accurately performs the following routine procedures: ventilator management, aerosol therapy with or without medication; IPPB treatments; administration of aerosolized medications; perform humidity therapy; chest physiotherapy procedures; perform bedside spirometry, maintain artificial airways, administer medical gas and operate analyzers; patient/family education; administer pulse oximetry; performs MDI therapy and education; responds to emergency or 'stat' call throughout hospital; monitors vital signs.
- Assists physicians with procedures such as bronchoscopy, chest tube insertions, intubation, etc.
Job Requirements
Required:
- Education level necessary to obtain required licensure and certifications
- One (1) year clinical experience in RCP II position or Five (5) years respiratory care experience including Three (3) in critical care.
- Experience in the use of computers and
- Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA, upon hire and
- Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire and
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire and
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program, upon hire and
- Certified Respiratory Therapist, upon hire and
- Stable Program, within 12 - months and
- Neonatal-Pediatric Specialty Respiratory Therapist, upon hire
Preferred:
- Associates Of Science Respiratory Therapy, upon hire
Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.