Join Cottage Health as a per diem Respiratory Care Practitioner. This position will float between Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital and Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Key elements of the position include: • Administers aerosolized respiratory medications and chest percussion as ordered. Accomplishes (and documents in writing) all accomplished and unaccomplished ordered respiratory treatments, therapies, diagnostic tests, and procedures. • Effectively demonstrates, establishes, and maintains clear patient airway relative to the patient’s condition. Maintains proper oxygen titration levels of patients receiving ventilator support and in non-ventilator supported patients in respiratory distress. • All in accordance with physician’s orders, established policies, procedures and protocols with no more than 3-6 exceptions per year and no exceptions requiring medical intervention. • Ventilators are properly set up, administered, managed and charted in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications, department policies, procedures, and protocols with no more than 2 exceptions per year and no exceptions requiring medical intervention. • Completes 100% of assigned educational programs, tests and classes. • Performs clinical and diagnostic procedures in accordance with established policy and procedures with no more than 2-3 noted exceptions (no more than two for the same reason), and with no exceptions resulting in the need for medical intervention. Qualifications • California Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) License • ACLS, BLS, and PALS from the American Heart Association • NRP within 3 months of hire