Respiratory Care Practitioner II

Company: St. Joseph Health
Location: Petaluma
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

We are looking for a Respiratory Care Practitioner (NUHW) with the Cardiopulmonary Department at Petaluma Valley Hospital.

Location: Petaluma, California

Schedule: On Call / Per diem

Shift: 8 Hour - Days

Job Summary:
An RCP II is defined as an RCP that has acquired the Registered Respiratory Therapist credential (RRT) from the National Board of Respiratory Care. The RCP II will provide routine, emergent and critical (adult and neonatal ICU) respiratory care to the area of assignment under the direction of the Respiratory Care Management.

Skills:

• Ability to communicate professionally
• Exercises critical thinking skills in an environment which includes varying, unpredictable, and crisis circumstances.--
• Basic computer and data entry skills Position Qualifications:
  Education:
  
  • Graduate of an accredited College, in the field of Respiratory Therapy. Experience:
    
    • 0 - 6 months experience in an acute (routine and critical) respiratory care setting. Training:
      
      • Specific to area of assignment. License/Certification:
        
        • Current California RCP license
        • Current RRT Certification
        • Current BLS, NRP, ACLS and PALS Certification The people of St. Joseph Health have worked for 53 years to improve health and quality of life in California's North Bay region, starting in Sonoma County, where the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange opened the doors of Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital in 1950. Today, we continue the mission begun by the Sisters and continued through the St. Joseph Health Ministry of extending the healing ministry of Jesus to those we serve through an integrated spectrum of primary, urgent, acute, outpatient, palliative care and regional referral services. Sonoma County entities aligned with St. Joseph Health include the 278-bed Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, the region's only Level II trauma center, as well as the 80-bed Petaluma Valley Hospital. Our services also encompass three Urgent Care centers, Hospice of Petaluma, Memorial Hospice and North County Hospice, the Annadel Medical Group, as well as the St. Joseph Home Care Network. We act as a regional referral hub for outlying hospitals, while also providing outpatient behavioral health care, education to promote health and prevent chronic disease, rehabilitation, oral health care, community benefit programs, and more, all fostering health and quality of life throughout the area.
          
          St. Joseph Health provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, St. Joseph Health complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training..
          
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