**Overview** St. Elizabeth Community Hospital provides state-of-the-art health care to the North State communities. This award-winning facility is a member of the Dignity Health system of health care providers and is a not-for-profit medical center. Located in picturesque Tehama County St. Elizabeth offers 76 licensed beds a trauma level III emergency department comprehensive surgical services and a progressive Family Birth Center. St. Elizabeth Community Hospital has earned a Grade "A" from The Leapfrog Group for quality and safety for six consecutive award periods and has built a reputation for excellence in orthopedics family-centered maternity care and emergency services. St. Elizabeth is a sister facility to Mercy Medical Center Redding and Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta and is committed to providing the highest quality compassionate care available. For more information visit here https://www.dignityhealth.org/north-state/locations/stelizabethhospital. One Community. One Mission. One California **Responsibilities** **Job Summary:** The incumbent is an entry level Respiratory Therapist who can perform all therapies provided by the Respiratory Care department throughout the hospital with minimal to moderate assistance with the exception of NICU. Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements. **Qualifications** **Minimum Qualifications:** + Six (6) months working clinical experience as a student RCP + Associates Degree from an advanced level education program with current California State provisional license + CA RESP license + AHA (American Heart Association) BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP + RG RRT must be obtained within 6 months of hire + EEG Competency within 1 year of hire + NPS credentialing must be completed within 2 years of hire + Must be able to clearly communicate in English and possess critical thinking skills **Preferred Qualifications:** + One year of clinical experience in an acute care hospital + Registered Respiratory Therapist - Neonatal Pediatric Specialist (RRT-NPS) certification **Pay Range** $50.85 - $56.74 /hour We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.