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General Information

Work Location: West Hills, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
12 hour night shifts; with rotating weekends and holidays
Posted Date
03/18/2025
Salary Range: $58.62 - 58.62 Hourly
Employment Type
6 - Staff: Per Diem
Duration
indefinite
Job #
23002

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

As a Respiratory Therapist at UCLA West Valley Medical Center, you will have access to the absolute latest technology and treatments for the care of your patients. With the possibility of working anywhere in the health system, you'll handle clinical situations ranging from the routine to the highly complex for adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients.

 Assignments include all critical care areas, Emergency Department, medical floors, Operating Room and intensive care units. Perform routine and complex Respiratory Therapy for adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients.

 

Salary: $58.62-$58.62 Hourly

*May convert to career

Job Qualifications

Educational Requirements:

  •  Associate's degree in Respiratory Therapy or similar
  •  Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Therapy or similar preferred
  •  Registered or Registry Eligible 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)
  •  Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS/ALS) preferred
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) preferred

 Physical Demands:

  •  Must be able to lift and carry 35 lbs.
  •  Must be able to physically roll a 100 lb., horizontally positioned patient
  •  Must be able to stand and/or walk 75% of the 12-hour workday
  •  Must be able to sit, push, kneel, crouch, and reach for extended periods of time
  •  Must have skill in performing routine pulmonary function test
  •  Must have familiarity and knowledge of handling: Blood Gas Machines, Exercise Systems, and other types of equipment routinely found in pulmonary function laboratory
  •  Must possess oral and written communication skills sufficient to communicate with colleagues, administrators, patients, visitors, staff, faculty, physicians, and on-site servicemen

 Experience:

  •  3 years preferred

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional 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; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.