Respiratory Care Practitioner

Dependable Staffing Agency is looking to hire compassionate and competent Respiratory Care Practitioners. These are immediate openings with both full-time and part-time shifts available. If you have a desire to make a difference in your field with your knowledge, skills, and service, you are in the right place.
Current Opening: Several Shifts Available
Division: Corrections
Location: Vacaville, CA
Qualification Requirements:

• Twelve (12) continuous months of experience within the last three (3) years performing services similar in scope to those defined herein in a public or private institution.
• Possess and maintain while performing services for the Department of Corrections a current and valid license issued by the Respiratory Care Board to practice Respiratory Care in the State of California and a credential issued by the National Board of Respiratory Care.
• Graduated from an approved respiratory therapy program accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care or its predecessor, the Joint Review Committee for Respiratory Therapy Education.

Delivery Requirements:
The Respiratory Care Practitioner must be able to work in conditions that require all of the following essential functions:

• Perform care consistently with generally accepted evidence-based practice.
• Set up equipment and provide instructions for the use of equipment for each patient/youth per established policy and procedure.
• Perform complete medical evaluations of patients either during regularly scheduled clinic hours or upon request for a consultation by either the CEO/CME or designee and make appropriate recommendations for treatment to the referring physician, CEO/CME, or designee.
• Maintain all charting daily. Any chart remaining delinquent for more than ten (10) days could result in the termination of this Temporary/Relief Respiratory Care Practitioner.
• Aid in the development and updating of policies and procedures related to respiratory therapy.
• Provide periodic assessments of equipment needs and recommendations.
• Submit to the Institution’s in-service training, one week in advance of the course, a copy of the instructor's Curriculum Vitae (CV), course outline, course objective, and post-tests.
• Special assignments for Respiratory Care services may be requested by the CEO/CME or designee on an as-needed basis, e.g., participation in quality improvement projects, utilization review, etc.

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