NICU Respiratory Care Practitioner

When you join the Huntington Hospital team, you are aligning yourself with an organization whose values drive our philosophy of compassionate community care. Over the past 129 years, we've grown from a small 16-bed hospital to a nationally recognized healthcare leader with 619 beds. As part of our commitment to providing equitable, high-quality care to all members of our community, we embrace differences and work hard to create a place of belonging for our patients and our employees. When you join the Huntington family, you'll be empowered to enact change that continuously improves our ability to deliver world-class care, with kindness and dignity, to all who need it.

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Compensation Range:

Anticipated Base compensation rate is in the range of $42.87 - $59.40 / Hour depending on qualifications and experience. *12 hour shifts at Huntington Health are overtime-based (not a straight time rate for all 12 hours). Therefore, employees who work a full 12-hour shift will be paid their base rate for 8 hours AND overtime (1.5) for hours up to 12.

Department:

772000 Respiratory Therapy

Expectations:

Responsible for the delivery of Respiratory Care to NICU inpatients and outpatients requiring licensed practitioner skill levels to intervene in complex patient care situations. Participates in quality management activities and department/multidisciplinary committees. Assists with clinical based research projects related to defining/monitoring the delivery of respiratory care, to include data collection. Performing work in accordance with physician orders. Defined duties are performed for the neonatal, pediatric, and adult patient populations. Functional breakdown of responsibilities: Patient Care Duties (85%); Continuing Education (5%); Performance Improvement (5%); Professional Development (3%); Evaluator/Mentorship (2%). This position may require flexibility of hours. This position requires the ability to take on-call for patients requiring emergency procedures and intra and out of hospital transports.

EDUCATION:
Graduate of an accredited school by the National Board of Respiratory Care.

EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:
Two years' experience as a NICU RCP preferred for applicable Age Specific patient population: neonatal. Work experience that promotes group/team working relationships required. Computer proficient and experience in Health Information Systems required.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
Required:
Current unrestricted Licensed Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) issued by Respiratory Care Board of California
Current Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) issued by National Board for Respiratory Care
Current Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) issued by National Board for Respiratory Care
Current Basic Life Support Provider (BLS) issued by American Heart Association
Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification

Preferred:
Current Neonatal/Pediatric Specialty (NPS) Certification
Current active member of American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC)

SKILLS:
Competency/knowledge for clinical decisions and interactions relative to the neonatal patient.
Works with patients, family members, physicians, nursing, and all other members of the healthcare team.
Must maintain annual skill requirements.
Demonstrates flexibility when faced with a fast-paced and changing work environment.
Works collaboratively with patient care team.
Effective communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.

Worker Type:

Regular Full time

Shift:

Nights