Respiratory Therapist III

Company: Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center Redding
Location: Redding
Posted on: February 9, 2020

Job Description:

OverviewFor more than 70 years, Mercy Medical Center Redding has offered comprehensive health care in the North State, providing acute care and a full range of medical services. A The 267-bed hospital offers major medical services including a Level II Trauma Center as well as specialized Cardiovascular Care, Stroke Care, Orthopedics, Neurological Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Care, Maternity Care, and da Vinci Robotic Surgery. A It is the sole provider of obstetrical services, along with the only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Shasta County.A In addition, the hospitalas network of care includes Mercy Home Health and Hospice and Dignity Health Connected Living.A Mercy Medical Center Redding is a member of the Dignity Health system and is a sister facility to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff and Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta. As one of the areaas largest non-profit employers, we are proud to give back to the community by providing many programs and services to benefit overall health.Visithttps://www.dignityhealth.org/north-state/locations/mercy-reddingto learn more.ResponsibilitiesPosition Summary:The incumbent is an advanced Respiratory Therapist who can perform all therapies provided by the Respiratory Care Department throughout the hospital with minimal assistance. The incumbent may assist with ensuring necessary staffing and appropriate levels of equipment as needed.QualificationsMinimum Qualifications:

• 1 year work experience or 3 years of clinical experience, as required for Bachelors degree in Respiratory Care, in an acute care facility
• Bachelors degree in Respiratory Care OR Associates degree in Respiratory Care with current Adult Critical Care Specialty certification
• Must be able to clearly communicate in English and possess critical thinking skills
• Current ACLS, BLS and PALS certifications required (must be certified through the American Heart Association)
• Current California RCP license in good standing required
• RRT and NRP certification required
• NPS credentialing must be completed within one year of hire date
• EEG training must be completed within one year of hire datePreferred Qualifications:
  • 4 years work experience in acute care facility to include adult, pediatric, and neonatal critical care
  • Bachelor's degree with current Adult Critical Care Specialty and Neonatal/ Pediatric Specialty certification*The successful candidate will be required to float between MMCR and SECH to ensure competency and appropriate staffing to meet demand for services; this requirement is not to accommodate RSC shifts at the non-home facility, and holiday obligations are at the home facility, although an employee may volunteer to work a holiday at their non-home facilityEqual Opportunity Dignity Health is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please click here.Dignity Health will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractoras legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c). External hires must pass a post offer, pre-employment background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with an arrest and/or conviction will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, ban the box laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by telephone at (415) 438-5575 and let us know the nature of your requestA. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).A Dignity Health participates in E-verify.

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