Respiratory Therapist II-OC
City of Hope
Irvine, CA
Job posting number: #7309744 (Ref:10030869)
Posted: June 5, 2025
Salary / Pay Rate: $40.06 - $60.09 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Respiratory Therapist II- Onsite -Irvine
Nights-Per Diem
About City of Hope
City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution with over 6,000 employees, is dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases and guided by a compassionate, patient-centered philosophy.
Founded in 1913 and headquartered in Duarte, California, City of Hope is a remarkable non-profit institution, where compassion and advanced care go hand-in-hand with excellence in clinical and scientific research. City of Hope is a National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s 20 leading cancer centers that develops and institutes standards of care for cancer treatment.
Position Summary:
Performs technical work in the application of respiratory therapy procedures and protocols. Interacts with physicians, nurses and others to facilitate and promote optimal patient care.
Essential Functions:
- Sets up equipment and medications and administers respiratory treatment as ordered by the physician; charts treatment, response, and progress.
- Observes patients, checks equipment, and makes changes as necessary during patient rounds.
- Records observations and services and completes patient records.
- Responds and assists with basic life support in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation emergencies.
- Participates in fire, safety and other training programs conducted within and outside of the medical center. Maintains current CPR card.
- Performs EKGs and arterial blood gases.
- Maintains established department policies, procedures, objectives, and quality assurance, safety.
- Assesses and documents patients’ condition on ventilators to include ETT tube placement, cuff pressure (if appropriate), breath sounds, respiratory effort, color and any noted treads in secretion, pressures, etc.
- Assesses and documents patients who are receiving respiratory treatments prior to and after treatment.
- Assesses and provides patient and family education for every patient who received initial treatment, 02 therapy, procedure, or placed on ventilator. Evaluates patient’s or family members’ responses on the new interdisciplinary patient and family education flow sheet.
- Accesses medications from medication room within scope of practice and according to proper protocol. Access in automated medication dispensing cabinets will limit access to certain drugs.
- Assists with care and maintenance of department equipment and supplies.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, workshops, and inservice meetings, etc.
- Assists in monitoring compliance with quality assurance standards in related field of expertise.
Your qualifications should include:
Minimum Education
- As required for certification and licensure
Minimum Experience
- Two years Respiratory Therapist experience preferred.
Req. Certification/Licensure
- California Respiratory Care Practitioner license (RCP) or
- Certified Respiratory Therapist (CRT)
- Valid Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
Pref. Certification/Licensure
- Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS),
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.
To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, please CLICK HERE.
Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $40.06 - $60.09 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
