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Respiratory Therapist - PRN
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Performs direct patient care and respiratory therapy procedures in an acute care hospital, including EKG, pulmonary function testing, arterial blood gas draws, and airway management, while training staff and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards.
About this role
Vail Health has become the world’s most advanced mountain healthcare system. Vail Health consists of an updated 520,000-square-foot, 56-bed hospital. This state-of-the-art facility provides exceptional care to all of our patients, with the most beautiful views in the area, located centrally in Vail. Learn more about Vail Health here.
Serves as a resource person for all members of the respiratory and health care team. Responsible for performing all aspects of Respiratory Therapy.
- Performs direct patient care on the patient care floors while participating in daily operational activities as necessary.
- Demonstrates competency and compliance with all regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Helps to train, educate, and set up education for all current and new staff for the Respiratory Service Area.
- Maintains constructive collaborative communication with patients, patient's family, physicians, co- workers and other members of health care team to contribute to continuity of care.
- Following competency validation, performs diagnostic cardiology procedures including EKG, Cardiac event recorder, holter monitor, EEG, Pulmonary function testing, Peak Flows, Pulse Oximetry titration walks, and stress tests.
- Draws Arterial Blood Gasses, runds samples, controls daily maintenance, and troubleshoots the analyzer. Acts as a resource on interpretation of results per Joint Commission/CAP/CLIA regulations.
- Attends Trauma, Code Blue and Rapid Response Team emergencies. Assists with establishment and maintenance of airway.
- Demonstrates ability to give and receive feedback and incorporates this into work. Gives feedback on employees for performance reviews.
- Identifies clinical and interdepartmental problems and resolves conflicts appropriately.
- Role models the principals of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.
- Perform other duties as assigned. Must be HIPAA compliant
- Two years of experience in an acute care hospital accredited by the Joint Commission.
- Experience in the care of neonatal, pediatric critical patient care.
- State of Colorado Respiratory Therapist license required
- Registered Respiratory Therapist by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) required.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required.
- Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc.
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PRN (POOL) benefits include: Wellbeing reimbursement funds and 403(b) contribution eligibility.
Pay is based upon relevant education and experience per hour.
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