- Kindred Hospital Brea helps patients return to the lives they love.
- At our 48-bed hospital, our physician-led care teams provide critically ill patients with the specialized acute care and rehabilitation they need, for the time they need it - empowering them to take the next step in their recovery journey.
- We also offer a 4-bed ICU and three negative pressure rooms to accommodate particularly serious conditions.We are located less than a mile north of Brea Junior High School and conveniently surrounded by restaurants and shops.
- Job Summary Plan, implement and evaluate diagnostic and therapeutic respiratory services to assist in the management of patient/residents with cardiopulmonary and related disorders.
- Provide technical support for all equipment related to the nursing center-based practice of Respiratory Therapy.
- Provide training and competency testing to nursing departments.
- Essential Functions Provides/coordinates clinical respiratory services under physician orders.
- Perform respiratory/clinical assessments.
- Consult with physicians and health care professionals regarding patient/resident status.
- Monitor patient/resident progress and update respiratory care plan (as a part of the patient/resident’s comprehensive plan of care).
- Provide general respiratory therapeutic services including oxygen therapy, medical gas therapy, aerosol therapy, humidification therapy, and suction therapy.
- Document patient/resident procedures, organize, and analyze data, maintain accurate records.
- Communicate relevant patient/resident information to appropriate physicians and caregivers while protecting confidential information to unauthorized persons.
- Participate in interdisciplinary patient/resident rounds and conferences.
- Provide staff education related to respiratory therapy.
- Educate patients and families with regard to relevant disease, medications, equipment, purpose of procedures, steps of procedure, benefits, risks, and alternatives.
- Participate in discharge planning for patient/resident requiring respiratory therapies in a community setting.
- Operate a variety of monitoring, recording, diagnostic, therapeutic, life support and associated equipment.
- Provide technical support for all respiratory equipment.
- Perform troubleshooting and basic maintenance, cleaning, and setup for respiratory equipment.
- Comply with safety regulations related to equipment and medical gases.
- Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations Ability to use initiative, take responsibility and self-organize in a team environment.
- Ability to work under pressure & handle competing priorities.
- Ability to work collaboratively on an interdisciplinary patient/resident care team.
- Ability to interact positively with staff, physicians, patients & family members.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Approximate percent of time required to travel: 0-10%25 Must read, write and speak fluent English.
- Must have good and regular attendance.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Pay range: $29.13 - $44.30/Hr
ScionHealth has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit-eligible employees that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness.
- Education Associate Degree from accredited program in respiratory therapy.
- Licenses/Certifications Licensing as required by the state of employment.
- Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) Required; Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) preferred.
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) required for those in supervisory positions.
- Experience One-year general Respiratory Therapy clinical experience
