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UCSF

Public health sciences university in San Francisco

Respiratory Therapist

Part-Time
$79.87
Mid
San Francisco, CA, USA
In PersonMust orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care

About the job

Requirements
  • This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and to collaborate and work effectively within intra- and interdepartmental teams.
  • Promotes positive work relationships with peers, supervisors, and others; is cooperative, receptive, and responsive to the needs of others.
  • Possesses the knowledge and abilities essential to successful performance of the assigned duties, including the ability to perform required procedures and assessments and a thorough understanding of the techniques and rationale for selecting and applying respiratory care procedures.
  • Valid and current California Respiratory Care Board Respiratory Care Practitioner license.
  • Current Registered Respiratory Therapy certificate from NBRC.
  • Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (HCP) certification.
  • Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification for Respiratory Care Practitioners who are employees at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Mission Bay Campus.
Responsibilities
  • Provides a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory care services to patients of all age groups.
  • Responds to cardiopulmonary emergencies by providing airway maintenance and manual and mechanical ventilatory support using a variety of devices and techniques.
  • Administers therapeutic gases, inhaled aerosol medications, and humidity therapy.
  • Obtains, reviews, and interprets data; assesses the need for and response to respiratory care interventions; and consults with medical and nursing personnel to optimize patient care planning.
  • Performs arterial blood gas analysis and a variety of cardiopulmonary diagnostic procedures.
  • Provides patient and family instruction in respiratory therapy self-administration and proper use of equipment and supplies.
  • Assesses, administers, and documents intermittent aerosolized medication therapy, bronchial hygiene, oxygen, and lung expansion therapies; consults with physician ordering services to ensure patients receive the most appropriate and cost-effective therapy modalities.
  • Applies, maintains, monitors, troubleshoots, and documents non-invasive and invasive mechanical ventilatory support systems; assesses and monitors patient-ventilator interrelationships to ensure safe, appropriate, effective support and timely weaning.
  • Contributes to departmental quality and performance goals.
  • Consults with Respiratory Care Services, Nursing, Medical, and other patient care personnel to develop and implement individualized care plans for optimal respiratory care.
  • Maintains age-specific and technical competencies and compliance required to work in all clinical areas served by the Respiratory Care Service.
Desired Qualifications
  • Prior experience and demonstrated abilities in critical or emergency care.
  • Prior experience and demonstrated abilities in implementing and applying patient-driven protocols.

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UC San Francisco is a public research university in San Francisco focused solely on health sciences, combining professional education with biomedical research and patient care. Its schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy train clinicians and scientists, while teams investigate cancer, immunology, genomics and neuroscience. UCSF Medical Center and Benioff Children's Hospitals connect clinical care with faculty research and training, and university clinics serve patients across Northern California. Founded in 1864, UCSF is the University of California campus dedicated to graduate and professional education and biomedical research, based in San Francisco.

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