NICU Respiratory Care Practitioner

As our NICU Respiratory Care Practitioner, you will provide essential direct patient care, assessing, treating, and managing patients with respiratory disorders. Your role is vital for improving patient outcomes.

Every day, you will assess respiratory status, implement treatment plans (oxygen, ventilation, airway management), and educate patients/families. You'll document interventions and collaborate with physicians and medical staff.

To be successful, you will demonstrate strong clinical skills, critical thinking, and equipment proficiency. Excellent communication for patient interaction and interdisciplinary collaboration, plus a commitment to safety and continuous development, are essential.

• Applies clinical knowledge and expertise for coordinating patient care by regularly planning and evaluating the respiratory care of patients.
• Demonstrates effective respiratory care judgment and a working knowledge of the respiratory process.
• Guides interdisciplinary team members by supervising respiratory interventions and assisting related tasks.
• Provides leadership by establishing priorities and coordinating respiratory care.
• Documents and communicates all observed symptoms, reactions, treatments, and changes in the patient condition to the appropriate member of the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Coordinates plan of care with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team to achieve desired goals and outcomes.

This position is represented by SEIU-UHW and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Required

• High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
• Must have a minimum of 1 year critical careexperience in respiratory critical care experience in respiratory therapy or
• Minimum 2 years experience in a level 2or greater with competency in neonatal and newborn delivery intubation.
• Respiratory Care Practitioner: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire and
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program, upon hire and
• Fire Safety, within 90 Days

Founded in 1955, Dignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a 394-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, heart care, cancer care, and women’s health. It is the only pediatric trauma center in the San Fernando Valley. 

Additionally, Northridge Hospital Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and has been recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.

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