Overview

Dominican Hospital (a member of Dignity Health) is a 222-bed facility that offers a wide range of services to residents of California’s Central Coast. With 24/7 emergency care comprehensive care in cardiac orthopedics oncology women’s and children’s services we continue to lead the region in medical innovation and excellence in healthcare. Comprehensive CareDominican offers emergency services and is a Certified Stroke Center and Chest Pain Center. Dominican’s services include the only comprehensive Cancer Center in Santa Cruz County a Total Joint Replacement program and advanced neurological and endoscopic services. Dominican regularly receives ‘A’ grades for hospital safety from Leapfrog Group and has received national recognition for superior patient safety cardiac care and stroke treatment from Healthgrades a leading provider of comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.As Santa Cruz County’s heart attack (STEMI) receiving center Dominican Hospital provides cutting edge cardiac care. The hospital’s heart attack treatment times consistently beat the national average and the hospital offers two cardiac catheterization labs available 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Groundbreaking cardiac procedures at Dominican include the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure which allows for heart valve replacement without opening a patient’s chest.Dominican Hospital has forged significant partnerships with area hospitals to bring exceptional care to Santa Cruz County. The hospital offers a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through a partnership with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. Neurosurgery at Dominican is also offered through a partnership with Stanford Health Care.

Responsibilities

Position Summary:

The Respiratory Therapist II provides routine respiratory care services for pediatric adult and geriatric patient populations including but not limited to provision of inhaled medication bronchial hygiene oxygen therapy noninvasive ventilation (NIV) continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) arterial blood gas analysis and limited assessment of pulmonary mechanics (Forced/ Slow Vital Capacity Negative Inspiratory Force etc.) in accordance with Respiratory Therapy protocols and/or policy & procedure. Additionally the Respiratory Therapist II may assist physicians with complex procedures such as endotracheal intubation and therapeutic bronchoscopy as needed. The Respiratory Therapist II is designated for individuals who may not have demonstrated/ documented competency in all areas of clinical care (adult critical care unit emergency department and neonatal intensive care unit. When all requirements regarding competency and experience have been met the individual would be eligible for reclassification as a Respiratory Therapist III.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• One (1) year of experience as a respiratory therapist required

• Successful completion of accredited school of respiratory therapy and associated clinical rotations required.

• Associate of Science degree required

• Must possess a valid State of California License or Permit Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) by the National Board for Respiratory Care

• Current BLS ACLS PALS and NRP certification required.

Preferred:

• Two (2) years of experience as a respiratory therapist experience preferred.

Pay Range

$70.78 - $70.78 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.