Supervising Respiratory Care Practitioner

Under direction, to train and supervise the work of Staff Respiratory Care Practitioners on an assigned shift; to plan, develop and present a continuing education program in the principles and techniques of administering respiratory care procedures; to implement clinical experience plans for respiratory care students; and to perform respiratory care services.
Please note: All applications are required to attach proof of a valid Respiratory Care Practitioner license or work permit issued by the State of California. Applicants that do not attach proof to their application will be rejected.

COVID-19 Risk Tier: High-Risk

• Serves as resource to other divisions and assists them with their continuing education needs in the field of respiratory care;
• Develops and maintains training and performance records and prepares reports;
• Performs related work as required.
• Makes rounds to review work of practitioners to insure compliance with physicians' orders and to maintain quality of work performed;
• Counsels staff and students;
• Schedules and makes work assignments to Respiratory Care Personnel;
• Prepares, administers and evaluates examinations for staff and students;
• Evaluates new equipment and trains staff in its use;
• Maintains and up-dates procedures manuals;
• Performs routine respiratory care procedures and assists in patient care as required by workload;
• Maintains work flow and reassigns subordinates as necessary;
• Acts as liaison with nursing staff and physicians during shift;
• Conducts inservice training on a group level as well as assisting individuals to achieve their personal educational goals;
• Anticipates needs and provides services in a courteous, sensitive, responsive and efficient manner;
• Trains and supervises assigned staff;
• Administers respiratory care treatments in emergency and urgent situations;
• Provides orientation training for new staff;
• Through consultation with the Chief Respiratory Care Practitioner, Staff Practitioners and Hospital Administration evaluates training needs and develops a continuing education program for practitioners and other hospital staff;

Possession of a valid certificate to practice as a Respiratory Care Practitioner issued by the State of California; or eligibility for certification in accordance with California law, subject to successful completion of the next scheduled examination (within one year of employment).
Possession of a valid certificate to practice as a Respiratory Care Practitioner
Sufficient education, training, and increasingly responsible clinical experience as a respiratory care practitioner in a critical care setting, including training or experience in developing and presenting education programs, which demonstrates possession of the following knowledge, skills and abilities.
Knowledge of:

• Train others in the principles, methods and techniques of respiratory care procedures;
• Select proper equipment to perform normal and emergency procedures;
• Anatomy, physiology, physics, chemistry, mathematics and pharmacology pertinent to respiratory care;
• Uses, care and maintenance of equipment used in respiratory care;
• Infection control measures. Ability to:
• Apply medical theory to the practice of respiratory care;
• Remain calm under stresses of workload, emergencies and patient emotions;
• Schedule and supervise the work of others;
• Counsel staff and students;
• Principles of supervision, training and administration;
• Be a role model to staff and other managers and exemplify County and Hospital standards of service.
• Sterilization, microbiology and infection control measures;
• Teaching methods and practices;
• Principles, methods and techniques of administering sustaining gases and their effect on the human body;
• Work with a variety of technical and clinical variables;
• Analyze clinical patient information and make proper decisions regarding level and priority of treatments;
• Communicate with patients, staff and the public from varying educations, technical and cultural backgrounds;
• Be sensitive, courteous and responsive;
• Clinical applications of gas, humidity and aerosol therapy, positive pressure breathing treatments, assisted and controlled mechanical ventilation, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and chest physical therapy;
• Identify training needs;