Respiratory Care Practitioner II
Palo Alto, California
Stanford Medicine Childrens Health - 725 Welch Rd

Respiratory Care Practitioner II

Overview

• Location: Palo Alto, California
• Schedule: Nights, 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Block scheduling: No

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Respiratory Therapist license in California
• Registered Respiratory Therapist (1 year of experience)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• NRP
• PALS issued by American Heart Association
• Experience working with Neonate or Pediatric patients
• Experience working with Adult patients
• Experience in a Critical Care setting

Key Responsibilities

• Provide diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory care across neonatal, pediatric, and adult patient populations
• Assist with orientation and training of Level I and Level II therapists and students
• Perform intra-hospital transports with mechanical ventilators and airway protection, including safe operation in the MRI scanner
• Deliver nitric oxide, nitrogen, heliox, and other specialty gases
• Initiate and maintain pulmonary vasodilators
• Complete orientations in intensive care units and acute care areas
• Evaluate medical orders and participate in clinical rounds
• Respond to emergency department consults and emergencies across service areas
• Educate patients, families, and the care team
• Serve on the code/rapid response team