Respiratory Therapist I – Respiratory Therapy (Nights) (12-hour shifts) (Per Diem) Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Ph... more details
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and?treatment facilities?in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
The Respiratory Therapist I assists in the treatment and management of patients with pulmonary disorders. Responsibilities include collecting and analyzing sputum, blood, and breathing specimens to assess levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other gases. The therapist administers physician-prescribed treatments for patients with breathing abnormalities and performs technical work related to respiratory therapy procedures and protocols. This role involves regular interaction with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to facilitate and promote optimal patient care.
As a successful candidate, you will:
Set up equipment and medications and administers respiratory treatment as ordered by the physician; charts treatment, response, and progress.
Observe patients, checks equipment, and makes changes as necessary during patient rounds.
Assess and document patients’ condition on ventilators to include ETT tube placement, cuff pressure (if appropriate), breath sounds, respiratory effort, color and any noted treads in secretion, pressures, etc.
Perform EKGs and arterial blood gases.
Qualifications
Your qualifications should include:
Graduate from Registered Care Practitioner school with license.
California Respiratory Care Practitioner license (RCP)
Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
Valid Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
Hourly Per Diem Rate: $47.925675
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