Respiratory Care Practitioner II

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Respiratory Care Practitioner, you will competently provide essential respiratory care for neonate, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. Your expertise is vital for critical respiratory interventions and patient well‑being. Daily responsibilities include arterial punctures, continuous ventilation, airway maintenance, emergency care, infection control, isolation procedures, mechanical ventilator operation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and medical gas administration. You should possess advanced clinical skills in all aspects of respiratory care across age groups, meticulous attention to detail, a strong commitment to patient safety and infection control, and the ability to perform effectively in emergencies.

• Respiratory Care Practitioner, CA
• Completion of an AMA approved respiratory therapy program
• Two (2) years minimum acute care experience, with 1 year of critical care experience
• Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support

• Registered Respiratory Therapist

Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 384-bed not-for-profit Level 2 Trauma Center located in Carmichael, California. We have served north Sacramento County as well as south Placer County for over 50 years. Our facility is one of the area s largest medical centers and also one of the most comprehensive. Our staff and volunteers are dedicated to community well‑being;

providing excellent patient care to all. Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a Comprehensive Stroke Center as well as a Spine Center of Excellence. We are proud recipients of the Perinatal Care Certificate of Excellence and a Certificate of Excellence for Hip and Knee Replacements.

One Community. One Mission. One California

$65.11 - $65.11 /hour