Start Date: 

Open Until Filled. This position is for internal applicants only. The primary position for this role is a Respiratory Care Practitioner, with a secondary relief position as a Nuclear Medicine Technician.

Qualifications: 

• Graduate of an accredited two year Respiratory Therapy program is required
• Current license in the State of California is required
• Certification in American Heart Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) required
• Registration by NBRC preferred
• Certifications required:  PALS, ACLS & NRP
• Two years of satisfactory clinical experience is desirable
• Ability to work safely and accurately with minimal supervision

Duties & 
Responsibilities: 

Respiratory Care Practitioner

The Respiratory Care Practitioner performs direct patient care to patients in all aspects of respiratory care according to the physician’s orders/approved protocols, with consideration given to the age of the patient.  Consults physicians on the effectiveness of therapy and makes appropriate recommendations.  Provides appropriate ventilation support, maintains and monitors other pulmonary life support equipment.  Maintains and properly utilizes respiratory equipment.

Nuclear Medicine Technologist 

Provides health care services using radionuclides to assist in diagnosis or treatment. Performs nuclear medicine procedures and related techniques, producing images for interpretation by, or at the request of a licensed practitioner. Exercise professional judgement in performance of services while adhering to medical ethics. Responsible for ensuring that quality, timely and appropriate health care is provided to patients of all ages from neonatal to geriatric. 

Respiratory Care Practitioner

Duties

1. Identifies breath sounds, recognizes abnormal breath sounds, recognizes abnormal arterial blood gases, identifies amount and character of secretions, determine need for supplemental oxygen/suction
2. Reports changes in patient’s status to charge nurse or physician and staff caring for patient
3. Documents Respiratory Care consistent with hospital charting standards
4. Complies with hospital policy for receiving doctor’s orders, including verbal and phone
5. Accurately gives report to oncoming shift
6. Reports extraordinary patient problems to supervisor, director or administrator as necessary
7. Complies with hospital policies and procedures for selected precautions, i.e.; seizure, suicide
8. Uses principles of body mechanics in mobilizing patient or objects
9. Asks for help when lifting heavy patients
10. Complies with policies for restraints
11. Complies with policies for electrical safety
12. Checks the Emergency Equipment policy
13. Incorporates infection control principles in practice
14. Demonstrates skills related to the management of emergency situations
15. Complies with policy for cardio-pulmonary arrest
16. Demonstrates competency for ABG drawing and sampling
17. Demonstrates competency for Quality Control and ABG analyzers
18. Demonstrates skills to trouble shoot ABG analyzers
19. Demonstrates skills to run PFT screens
20. Complies with Policy and Procedure for oxygen
21. Complies with Policy and procedure for ventilator care
22. The RCP should possess a wide range of psychomotor or mechanical skills so that decisional, educational and administrative skills requiring eye-hand coordination, manual dexterity and sensory perception can be applied efficaciously in diagnosing and treating the critically ill patient.  These psychomotor skills include, but are not limited to, the following:
    1. Ability to perform physical assessment of the patient through the use of a stethoscope, blood pressure apparatus, respirometer, pressure manometer, and other instruments in addition to the use of the practitioner’s tactile, auditory, and olfactory senses
    2. Visual recognition of common signs of illness and distress is paramount
    3. Ability to perform arterial puncture successfully, expeditiously, and traumatically for the purpose of determining the arterial blood gas/acid-base status
    4. Ability to use safely indwelling arterial, venous and intracardiac or intrapulmonary catheters to obtain blood samples for analysis or vascular pressure measurements
    5. Ability to correctly maintain, operate, calibrate, and troubleshoot blood gas analyzers, Oximetry and related instrumentation
    6. Ability to perform efficacious and atraumatic nasotracheal suction or tracheal lavage to maintain bronchopulmonary hygiene
    7. Ability to perform basic life support maneuvers efficaciously, such as maintenance of a patent anatomical airway, external cardiac compression, and artificial ventilation by way of mouth-to-mouth, bag-and-mask and related ventilatory techniques
    8. Ability to maintain, monitor, measure and adjust mechanical lung ventilators appropriately to assure proper function and to ascertain therapeutic effectiveness
    9. Ability to measure, using appropriate available instrumentation, the following:  variables of ventilatory gas exchange, and Hemodynamic function:  respiratory rate; tidal and minute ventilation; dead space ventilation; alveolar-to-arterial P02 gradient; intrapulmonary shunt fraction; respiratory mechanics, including total resistance and static and dynamic compliance; Hemodynamic variables that may include pulse rate, blood pressure, ventricular stroke work; and oxygenation variables that may include arterial and mixed venous oxygen contents and total systemic oxygen contents and total systemic oxygen transport

Nuclear Medicine Technologist 

Duties

1. Performs nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures with review of patient record and evaluation of appropriate requisition based on approved indications.
2. Maximize efficiency with knowledge of nuclear medicine gamma camera manipulation and processing software.
3. Evaluates images and data for technical quality, accuracy, proper identification, etc. prior to submission for interpretation.
4. In agreement with state and institutional policy identifies, calculates, prepares, documents and/or aseptically administers radiopharmaceuticals and/or adjunct medications.
5. Proficient in dose administration through various routes (including but not limited to oral, intravenous, intramuscular, intradermal, subcutaneous, and inhalation).
6. Maintains records of radioisotope receipt, use, storage and disposal in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
7. Performs quality control procedures daily, weekly and monthly to ensure state and federal compliance.
8. Organize patient orders to maximize throughput in a fast paced and constantly evolving acute care setting.
9. Strictly adheres to ALARA guidelines to minimize exposure to patient, self and others.
10. Utilizes quality communication skills for patient education and to minimize anxiety throughout the nuclear medicine experience.
11. Assure patient confidentiality by adhering to HIPAA and hospital policies.
12. Orders and maintains departmental supplies.
13. Works collaboratively with others toward improving organizational performance and supports goals and objectives of the organization.
14. Represents the organization in a professional manner when dealing with patients, other department staff and the public.
15. Assist with other duties as needed or requested.

Organizational Expectations

• Provides a positive and professional representation of the organization
• Promotes culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention
• Maintains hospital standards for a clean and quiet patient environment to maintain a positive patient care experience
• Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols
• Participates in ongoing quality improvement activities
• Maintains compliance with organization’s policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and applicable professional standards
• Complies with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential patient information
• Demonstrates excellent customer service through his/her attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in the Vision, Mission, and Values of the organization
• Adheres to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements

Other Info: 

Lifting requirements: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to handle or feel objects. The employee is frequently required to walk or stand for extended periods, occasionally required to sit, balance; stoop, kneel or crouch.

Heavy lifting – i.e. lifting 100 lbs. maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 50 lbs.

Job Posted: 

11/26/2025

Contact Name: 

Human Resources

Contact Phone: 

530.712.2137

Contact Email: 

hrrecruiting@orohosp.com