Description
UCLA HEALTH
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Description
Join our dedicated team of healthcare professionals
providing high-quality respiratory care across a diverse patient population. As
a Respiratory Therapist, you will deliver both routine and advanced respiratory
therapy to adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients in a variety of clinical
settings.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer
respiratory therapy treatments and interventions in accordance with
physician orders and established protocols. - Provide
care in critical care environments, including the Intensive Care Units
(ICUs), Emergency Department, and other high-acuity areas. - Respond
to emergency situations and participate in rapid response and code teams. - Rotate
through various departments within the Health System as needed to support
patient care. - Maintain
accurate documentation and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to
ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Schedule:
- May
include rotating day and night shifts. - Flexibility
to work in any area of the Health System is required.
The pay range is $48.53 /hour – $64.03 /hour
Qualifications
Educational
Requirements:
- AA/AS Degree, Graduate of AMA
Approved 2-Year Respiratory Therapy Program - Bachelor’s Degree in Respiratory
Therapy or similar- preferred - Registered by the National Board
of Respiratory Care (NBRC)
Licenses/Certifications:
- RCP State License in the state of
California - Basic Life Support Certification
(BLS) (American Heart Association only) - Registered Respiratory Therapist
(RRT) - Pediatrics Advanced Life Support
(PALS) - Neonatal Resuscitation Program
(NRP) Preferred/Required for NICU - Advanced Cardiovascular Life
Support (ACLS/ALS)- preferred