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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Variable Day and Night shifts
Posted Date
08/26/2025
Salary Range: $65.08 - 65.08 Hourly
Employment Type
6 - Staff: Per Diem
Duration
Indef.
Job #
25701

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Join our dedicated team of healthcare professionals providing high-quality respiratory care across a diverse patient population. As a Respiratory Therapist, you will deliver both routine and advanced respiratory therapy to adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients in a variety of clinical settings.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Administer respiratory therapy treatments and interventions in accordance with physician orders and established protocols.
  • Provide care in critical care environments, including the Intensive Care Units (ICUs), Emergency Department, and other high-acuity areas.
  • Respond to emergency situations and participate in rapid response and code teams.
  • Rotate through various departments within the Health System as needed to support patient care.
  • Maintain accurate documentation and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Schedule:

  • May include rotating day and night shifts.
  • Flexibility to work in any area of the Health System is required.
The pay rate is $65.08/hour. Position may convert to career.

Job Qualifications

Educational Requirements:

  • AA/AS Degree, Graduate of AMA Approved 2-Year Respiratory Therapy Program or similar
  • Bachelor's Degree in Respiratory Therapy or similar- preferred
  • Registered by the National Board of Respiratory Care (NBRC)

Licenses/Certifications:

  • RCP State License in the state of California
  • Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) (American Heart Association only)
  • Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
  • Pediatrics Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Preferred/Required for NICU
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS/ALS)- preferred


As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.