**Overview**

Founded in 1910 Dignity Health - Community Hospital of San Bernardino is a 347-bed acute care nonprofit community hospital located in San Bernardino California. Known for its programs in maternity care and pediatrics behavioral health and long-term subacute care for adults and children the hospital also includes inpatient and outpatient surgery. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/san-bernardino for more information.

**Responsibilities**

The Respiratory Care Practioner III is the professional responsible for the provision of respiratory care carediopulmonary resuscitation advanced airway management and related diagnostics. He/she works as a resource person for the nursin staff within the guidelines of department and hospital policies and procedures. This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of Community Hospital of San Bernardino. It is expected that the employee will demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values. The employee shall support Community Hospital of San Bernardino strategic plan and the goals and direction of the quality improvement process and activities.

**Qualifications**

+ One (1) year previous experience as an RCP in acute care is preferred. Two (2) years of acute care experience including critical care and neonatal intensive care for lead therapist positions is preferred.

+ Graduate of an accredited Respiratory Therapy Program. Respiratory care services is pediatric department shall be provided by respiratory care practitioners who are licensed by the state of California and who have completed formal training in pediatric respiratory care which includes didactic and clinical experience.

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

+ Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification

+ Pediatric Advanced Life Support(PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation program (NRP) certification is required.

+ Experience in pediatric mechanical ventilation and airway management for working in the pediatric sub-acute unit is preferred.

Additional competencies apply for RCP II and RCP III. Experience in pediatric mechanical ventilation and airway management for working in the pediatric sub-acute unit is preferred.

**Pay Range**

$61.91 - $61.91 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.