Respiratory Therapist II - Per_Diem FLOAT POOL- Nights

Job Description

Every Skill. Every Effort. Everything We Have

When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of happiness, passion and dedication pulses through Cedars‑Sinai, and it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our fifth consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals to using innovative facilities, you’ll have everything you need to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others.

Join us, and discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America’s Best Hospitals!

• Perform general ward therapy procedures including: 02 therapy, bland aerosol therapy, medicinal aerosol therapy, volume expansion therapy, bronchial hygiene procedures, CPR.
• Perform Adult Critical Care RT procedures including setup and management of continuous invasive and non‑invasive ventilator systems, specialty gases, and related monitoring and encouraging adjuncts.
• Perform Arterial Puncture for Blood Gas Analysis.
• Pursue additional training in subspecialty services such as management of Perinatal/Pediatric Ventilator Systems, Bronchoscopy Assist, Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center RT procedures, and RT Order Entry System Operation.
• Function as assigned in the subspecialty areas once trained.

• Schedule patient testing.
• Verify MD orders and diagnosis‑based indications for testing.
• Ensure pre‑test pulmonary history and consent for exercise testing are complete, explain the purpose and side effects of ordered tests to patients.
• Perform pulmonary function tests, exercise tests, arterial puncture.
• Collate and submit verified results for pulmonologist interpretation.
• Complete and submit patient billings.
• Certified/Registered Pulmonary Function Tech upon hire.
• Minimum of 1 year experience working in pulmonary function testing.

• Receive lab specimen from tube system for analysis.
• Verify and validate patient information on the blood sample to test ordered.
• Analyze blood sample per department policy and procedure.
• Validate and report critical lab results to provider / patient’s nurse.
• Participate in lab correlation and linearity studies required by governing bodies.
• Troubleshoot analyzer and perform minor maintenance on analyzer when required.
• Perform quality control and proficiency testing sample analysis.
• Adhere to blood gas lab safety and infection control policies.

• Associates Degree in Respiratory Therapy (Bachelor’s Degree highly preferred).
• Two (2) years of experience as a respiratory therapist in an acute care facility.
• State of California Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Current Advanced Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Cedars‑Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars‑Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer‑related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.
  
  If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at  and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
• Cedars‑Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
• At Cedars‑Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and well‑being of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu). For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through March each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment.

Req  : 13542

Working Title :
Respiratory Therapist II -  FLOAT POOL- 12 Hour Nights

Department :
Respiratory Therapy

Business Entity :
Cedars‑Sinai Medical Center

Job Category :
Therapy / Rehab

Job Specialty :
Respiratory Therapy

Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT

Primary Shift :
Night

Shift Duration : 12 hour

Base Pay : $44.50 - $45.49