**Responsibilities** **Position Summary** Under general supervision, administers and evaluates skilled respiratory care to adult, adolescent, geriatric, pediatric and neonatal patients as attended to inpatient, outpatient, emergency room and clinic settings, especially to critically ill or difficult to manage patients, utilizing all modes of therapeutic and/or diagnostic aids available. An incumbent in this class is responsible for independent, fully skilled administration and evaluation of respiratory care. Respiratory Care Practitioners have regular on-going responsibility for providing continuous ventilation management, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, diagnostic pulmonary function testing, bronchoscopy assistance and management of the airway for infants in respiratory distress. Performs related work as required. **Qualifications** **Minimum** + Certification with the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC) as a certified/registered Respiratory Care Practitioner. + Must be licensed in the State of California as a Respiratory Care Practitioner. + Must possess a current valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate + Must possess a current valid Neonate Resuscitation (NRP) certificate within six (6) months of employment. + Must possess or complete a current Arterial Puncture certificate during orientation. + Must be eligible to take the Registered Respiratory Therapist exam and pass the test within one year of hire. + Registry eligible therapists must initial one year limitation to hire: __________ **Preferred** + Previous clinical experience in Respiratory Care. + Registered as a Respiratory Therapist by the NBRC **Overview** Mercy Medical Center, a Dignity Health member, has been building a rich history of care in our community for more than 100 years. We have grown from a small one-story wooden structure into a major healthcare provider with a new 186-bed main campus, offering the latest in facility design and technology. Mercy also operates Outpatient Centers, a Cancer Center and several rural clinics. Wherever you work throughout our system, you will find faces of experience with dedication to high quality, personalized care. Joining our 1,300 employees, 230 physicians and many volunteers, you can help carry out our commitment to providing our community with the excellence they have come to associate with Mercy Medical Center. One Community. One Mission. One California **Pay Range** $42.99 - $57.86 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.