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Estimated Pay $41 per hour
Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Brea, California

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Description

ScionHealth is committed to a culture of service excellence as demonstrated by our employees’ adherence to the service excellence principles of Pride, Teamwork, Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Fun, Professionalism, and Responsibility.

As our most acute level of care, our specialty hospitals offer the same critical care patients receive in a traditional hospital or intensive care unit, but for an extended recovery period. Our clinicians play a vital role in the recovery process for chronic, critically ill and medically complex patients.

 
As a Respiratory Therapist-SAU, you will: 
  • Plan, implement and evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory services to assist in the management of patient/residents with cardiopulmonary and related disorders.  Provide technical support for all equipment related to the nursing center based practice of Respiratory Therapy.
  • Provide training and competency testing to nursing department.
  • Provides/coordinates clinical respiratory services under physician orders.
  • Perform respiratory/clinical assessments.
  • Consult with physicians and health care professionals regarding patient/resident status.
  • Monitor patient/resident progress and update respiratory care plan (as a part of the patient/resident's comprehensive plan of care).
  • Provide general respiratory therapeutic services including oxygen therapy, medical gas therapy, aerosol therapy, humidification therapy, and suction therapy.
  • Educate patient/residents/families with regard to relevant disease, medications, equipment, purpose of procedures, steps of procedure, benefits, risks, and alternatives.
 

Qualifications

  • Minimum of Associate Degree from accredited program in respiratory therapy.
  • Licensing as required by the state of employment.
  • Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) Preferred: Respiratory Therapist (RRT) required for those in supervisory positions.
  • One-year general Respiratory Therapy clinical experience