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RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONER

Job Field: Legal Jobs
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Salary: $Not stated
JOB SUMMARY:
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<tr><td valign="top" width="450"><b>About this opportunity
All employees are expected to perform their duties
in alignment with the vision and values of the
organization. The person doing this job is
responsible for a variety of tasks that lead to a
high level of customer satisfaction in the most
cost effective manner. The role of the Respiratory
Care Practitioner RCP is to provide appropriate
respiratory care in an efficient and effective and
timely manner.
The RCPs primary area of responsibility will be
focused on providing care for the pediatric,
adult, and geriatric patient.
NICU RCPs will have focused responsibility in
providing care primarily for neonatal patients.
The individual within this position will have age
specific training and will be documented within
the employees personnel file. NICU RCPs must have
at least 20 hours of didactic training including
STABLE certificate focused on neonatal care and
able to show competencies in providing care in
NICU setting under a preceptorship process or
equivalent of at least 4 weeks.
Qualifications
A minimum of two years acute care experience
including, pediatrics, trauma, and ventilator
management blood gas and pulmonary function
testing experience desirable experience with
extended and managed care desirable. AS in
Respiratory Therapy preferred BS in Respiratory
Care desirable
In addition the Adult RCPs require BLS, ACLS,
PALS.  - For NICU RCPs, BLS, NALS and PALS.
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred strong
patient assessment skills, strong communication
and interaction skills. May answer pages, carry a
beeper/pager, and/or use a two-way radio. Local
travel may be required.  Current RCP license
issued by the state of California required.
CRTT, RRT or advanced credential preferred.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:
None Bachelors degree
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