Respiratory Care Practitioner II -Registered

ZBeats, Inc is seeking Respiratory Care Practitioners to join our team in San Francisco, CA.

Position Summary:
The Respiratory Care Practitioner is responsible for the assessment and patient care of patients with respiratory conditions. They will document their patient’s medical history, administer medications and monitor their vital signs. The ideal candidate will have a passion for helping others and a genuine desire to learn and improve. They will have excellent bedside manner, be a team player, have good time management skills and be committed to providing the best possible care to patients we serve.

What we offer:
·Competitive compensation package
·Health, dental and vision insurance with paid time off
·401(k) with company match
·Paid time off and holidays
·Workplace flexibility (weekends, holidays)
·Career growth & development opportunities

Duties & Responsibilities:
·Assess patient’s condition and obtain basic information needed to conduct patient care interactions in person, by phone or via email.
·Assess, record, and document patient’s medical history in the form of EMR logs.
·Administer medications and provide treatment or education as needed by specific protocols.
·Document patient’s condition, vital signs and other information as needed in the form of EMR logs.
·Assist with other tasks as assigned by Registered Nurse (RN).
·Maintain communication with Registered Nurse (RN) regarding patient care issues and scheduling changes.
·Maintain professional standards and standards of care. (Per RN code of ethics)
·Perform other duties as assigned.

Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Selects Reviews, Obtains and Interprets Data:
• Reads and evaluates physicians orders, clarifying as needed
• Accurately transcribes physician orders to electronic charting system or departmental patient master
• Reviews patient information including history, lab data, radiologic studies, progress notes, respiratory and cardiovascular monitoring data and performs assessment/data collection in systematic manner
• Systematically assesses patients overall cardiopulmonary status by inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation, and patient interview
• Interprets data to formulate goal-directed plan of care and determines requirements for treatment such as type and duration of therapy, precautions to be observed, equipment required, and medication and dosages
• Determines modifications to physician orders, which optimize patient, care and makes recommendations to physician
• Recommends procedures to obtain additional data including radiographs, bronchoscopy, Gram stain and C&S, spirometry, blood gas analysis, lung mechanics, work of breathing, EKG, nonivsasive monitoring
• Performs Diagnostic Modalities:
• Performs procedures and interprets results; ABG sampling and analysis, co-oximetry, spirometry, pressure-volume and flow-volume loops, cuff pressure, sputum induction
• May perform EKGs
• May place Holter monitor
• May perform pumonary function, and sleep diagnostic tests
• May perform Exercise Stress Tests
• May perform indirect calorimetry
• Selects Assembles and Check Equipment for Proper Function, Operation and Cleanliness:
• Selects, assembles and checks equipment for cleanliness, proper function and safe operation
• Ensures proper function and ready availability of respiratory related life support equipment
• Troubleshoots and performs minor repairs of equipment
• May perform Quality control procedures for blood analysis devices
• May perform Quality control, calibrate, maintain and troubleshoot pulmonary function diagnostic equipment
• Participates in routine departmental programs of cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing of respiratory care and other related equipment
• Participates in routine departmental preventive maintenance program and performs basic repairs
• Orders/stocks departmental supplies
• Initiates, Conducts and Modifies Prescribed Therapeuti or Diagnostic Procedures:
• Operates all medical equipment within manufacturer and department guidelines to safely treat patients
• Checks and adjusts alarms
• Observes established safety and security procedures and protects patients from nosocomial infection
• Explains planned therapy or procedure and goals to patient in understandable terms to achieve optimal therapeutic outcome
• Conducts therapeutic procedures to maitain a patent airway, remove bonchopulmonary secretions, and/or achieve adequate ventilation and oxygenation
• Monitors patients physiological responses to therapy, recognizes patient adverse reaction and stops or modifies or recommends modification to procedure based on patient response
• Documents all required information in the medical record according to departmental policy and procedure
• Initiates pressure-cycled/volume-cycled/high frequency ventilation
• Weans/modifies mechanical ventilation according to assessment and physician orders
• Assists with or performs extubation
• Conducts patient education and disease management
• Performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation according to resuscitation guidelines
• May assist with or perform intubation
• May assist the physician when performing bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, tracheostomy, cardioversion, and intubation
• May participate in land/air critical care transport
• May assist with high risk deliveries
• May assist with surfactant replacement in neonates
• May participate in pulmonary rehabilitaiton, home care
• May assist with discharge planning
• May assist with community outreach
• May initiate and implement therapist driven protocols
• Supervision and Administration:
• May assign, organize and coordinate the work of assigned Respiratory Care Practitioners
• May demonstrate respiratory care procedures to trainees and other helath care personnel
• May train assigned practioners and complete assigned practitioner competency reviews
• Contributes to departmental quality improvement activities
• May schedule staff and perform staffing functions
• Assesses priorities for delivery of patient care and redistributes resources as necessary throught shift
• Protects data from intentional or unintentional destruction, modification, or disclosure
• Maintains a current knowledge base of departmental information management systems, including collection, maintenance, and dissemination of information, as well as appropriate audit trails
• May develop policies and procedures, both clinical and administrative
• May serve as Timekeeper for TIME system
• Other Assessment Criteria:
• Complies with attendance and punctuality expectations and with meal and break schedules
• Accurately documents time in/out in TIME keeping system or time card
• Maintains a professional appearance, displays professional conduct and ehtical behavior
• Participates in continuing education for professional development in Respiratory Care and related fields
• May serve on hospital committees
• May participate in professional organizations
• This job has no supervisory responsibilities

Grade 750

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• N/A

Education

• High school diploma or General Education Equivalent (GED) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• Respiratory Care Practitioner License (California)
• Registered Respiratory Therapist Certificate
• Basic Life Support

Additional Requirements:

• Depending on the particular specialty, ACLS, NRP or PALS may be required for this position.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, technical manuals, and short correspondence or memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to speak and understand spoken English
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment
• Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least one year of recent critical care experience preferred, may be required for this particular position
• At least one year of clinical experience in neonatal/pediatric respiratory care preferred, may be required for this particular position.
• Graduate from a respiratory care education program supported by CoARC or accredited by CAAHEP required, with 62 semester hours of college credit, including a background in the basic sciences, or a baccalaureate degree in an area other than respiratory care or Associates of Arts of Science degree, preferred. Respiratory Care Practitioners who received their RCP license prior to 1986 and currently working at Kaiser Permanente are exempt from this educational requirement.
• Registered by the National Board for Respiratory Care.
• Certified or Registered Pulmonary Function Technologist by the National Board for Respiratory Care preferred, may be required for this particular position.
• Registered by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists preferred, may be required for this particular position.
• Neonatal/Pediatric Specialist by the National Board preferred, may be required for this particular position.
• Keyboard skills preferred.

Job Types: Per diem, Contract

Pay: $30.00 - $40.00 per hour

Expected hours: 1 – 5 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Healthcare setting:

• Outpatient

Medical specialties:

• Cardiology
• Pulmonology

Experience:

• Respiratory therapy: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• RRT (Required)
• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• RCP License (Required)

Work Location: Remote

Salary : $30 - $40