NICU Respiratory Care Practitioner II

Overview:

Dedicated to the community’s well-being our staff and volunteers provide excellence in care for our patients each year. Mercy San Juan Medical Center has received recognition for being a Comprehensive Stroke Center and Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery along with Certificates of Excellence in Perinatal Care Hip- and Knee- Replacement.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Responsibilities:

• Under general medical and supervisory direction administers the full range of respiratory care modalities in the NICU environment.
• Initiates and terminates mechanical ventilation per NICU protocol or physician orders. Operates and maintains blood gas analyzer.
• Provides quality respiratory care services including routine and complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures designed to evaluate stabilize prevent or remedy neonatal pulmonary abnormalities.
• 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.

We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident Critical Illness and Identity Theft
• Adoption Assistance
• Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Retirement Programs
• Wellness Programs

Qualifications:

Minimum Requirements:

• Two (2) years minimum acute care experience with 1 year of critical care experience.
• Level III NICU
• Completion of an AMA approved respiratory therapy program
• BLS-CPR;NRP; RESP-LIC:CA
• RRT Preferred
• Neonatal Intubation STABLE and NPS. Transport Experience preferred [Transport Experience provided with expectation of full competency within nine (9) months of hire].
• Transport Experience Preferred