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Respiratory Care Practitioner NICU

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American Nursing Care

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United States , Los Angeles

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Salary:

49.20 - 60.59 USD / Hour

Job Description:

The role of the Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) is to provide appropriate respiratory care in an efficient and effective and timely manner. NICU RCPs will have focused responsibility in providing care primarily for neonatal patients. The individual within this position will have age specific training and will be documented within the employee's personnel file.

Job Responsibility:

  • Provide appropriate respiratory care in an efficient and effective and timely manner
  • Provide care primarily for neonatal patients

Requirements:

  • A minimum of two years acute care experience in NICU
  • AS in Respiratory Therapy preferred
  • BS in Respiratory Care desirable
  • Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
  • strong patient assessment skills
  • strong communication and interaction skills
  • Current RCP license issued by the state of California required
  • CRTT, RRT or advanced credential preferred
  • ACLS, BLS, NRP and PALS are required
  • quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire

Nice to have:

  • AS in Respiratory Therapy
  • BS in Respiratory Care
  • Bilingual English/Spanish
  • CRTT, RRT or advanced credential
What we offer:
  • Medical
  • prescription drug
  • dental
  • vision plans
  • life insurance
  • paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually)
  • tuition reimbursement
  • retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 18, 2025

Employment Type:
Parttime
Work Type:
On-site work
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