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**Facility:** Grossmont Hospital

**City** La Mesa

Department

Job Status

Regular

Shift

Night

FTE

0.9

Shift Start Time

Shift End Time

Associate's Degree; Other; ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association; California Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP) - Respiratory Care Board of CA; Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC); AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association; Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) - The National Board of Respiratory Care

Hours** **:

Shift Start Time:

6 PM

Shift End Time:

6:30 AM

AWS Hours Requirement:

12/36 - 12 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

Every Other

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$38.440 - $49.610 - $60.770

This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU-UHW. As part of the terms of employment, employees in this role are required to join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member (e.g. dues paying, fee paying, religious exception contributor) for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement.

In alignment with the SEIU CBA, this position will be posted for 7 days internally from 07/15/2025 to 07/23/2025 and available only to existing members of the ratified SEIU Bargaining Unit with a contract expiration date of 9/30/2027.

What You Will Do

Plans and administers assigned respiratory care functions and duties.

Required Qualifications

+ Other Graduate of a CoARC accredited respiratory therapy program

+ Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT) - The National Board of Respiratory Care

+ California Respiratory Care Practitioners (RCP) - Respiratory Care Board of CA

+ AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association

Preferred Qualifications

+ Associate's Degree Related field

+ 1 Year Respiratory Care experience

+ ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association

+ Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) - National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)

Essential Functions

+ CommunicationCommunicates patient status, observed change and responses to appropriate member of the healthcare team.Consistently updates IPOC/IPER once per shift.Consults other departments as appropriate to provide for and interdisciplinary approach to the patient's needs.Attends patient care rounds.

+ DocumentationProficient in computer systems for data entry charges/credits.Maintains patient records as per department guidelines.Enters patient charges/credits as directed with specified time frame.Point of care documentation.

+ QualityAdheres to aseptic technique and universal precautions.Considers patient safety, age, cultural; psychosocial/physical needs of patients and families when providing care.Provides explanation to patient and family prior to administering care and answers questions.Perform and adheres to department established patient care assessment and / or patient driven protocol.Identifies inappropriate care and follows through with appropriate recommendations.Participates in orientation of new staff / students.

+ Time managementCompletes delegated duties within timeframes or reports to the appropriate healthcare team member when unable to complete assignment.Accepts additional assignments willingly.Demonstrates ability to adapt to changing work loads with adherence to all department rules and guidelines of care. (Answering pages timely)Demonstrates ability to organize, prioritize and complete assignment in timely manner including taking breaks / lunch.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.