Respiratory Disease Specialist - 0.9 - Days - Respiratory Care Services @ MV

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FTE

0.9

Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours

72

Work Shift

Day: 12 hours

Job Description

The Respiratory Disease Specialist (RDS) provides comprehensive care and support for patients with respiratory disease by focusing on adherence to current asthma or COPD clinical practice guidelines, including individualized asthma action plans and COPD action plans.

Job Description

The RDS performs patient assessments to determine the patient’s respiratory care needs based on specific clinical treatment protocols. The RDS acts as a liaison to physicians and discharge planners to ensure proper length of stay. Provides in servicing to physicians, nurses, patients and various health care professionals on various topics and provides comprehensive and accurate education per Respiratory Case Management Program to the patients.

The Respiratory Disease Specialist (RDS) provides comprehensive education to patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Qualifications

• AS degree in Respiratory Care from an approved Respiratory Care program, accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care.

• Expert knowledge of clinical respiratory care assessment and advanced knowledge in chronic respiratory disease processes.

• Extensive experience in planning and conducting in-service, competencies, education content and training.

License/Certification/Registration Requirements

• Licensed by the State of California Respiratory Care Board as a Respiratory Care Practitioner.

• Basic Life Support certification from American Heart Association (AHA) required

• Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) credentialed by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC)

• Credentialed as a Pulmonary Disease Educator via the AARC course within six (6) months of hire

• Credentialed as an Asthma Educator (AE-C) with-in (1) one year post hire  

• Certification in Tobacco Cessation within 6 (six) months of hire

• Certified in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

Ages of Patients Served

This position will serve adult patients.

Salary Range:

$72.28 - $96.07 USD Hour

The Physical Requirements and Working Conditions of this job are available.  El Camino Health will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with a disability if that will allow them to perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so creates an undue hardship for the hospital, or causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace which cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation.

Medium Work - Requires standing the majority of the shift with the ability to lift up to 35 lbs. frequently. Work involves sitting, kneeling, climbing and squatting. - (Physical Requirements-United States of America)

An Equal Opportunity Employer:
El Camino Health seeks and values a diverse workforce. The organization is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of qualifications and competencies. El Camino Health prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, ancestry, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, marital status, age, medical condition or any other status protected by law. In addition to state and federal law, El Camino Health also follows all applicable fair and equitable employment policies from the County of Santa Clara.