Respiratory Therapist 6170

Company: Vail Health
Location: Vail
Posted on: March 11, 2020

Job Description:

POSITION PURPOSE:

• Serves as a resource person for all members of the respiratory and health care team. Responsible for performing all aspects of Respiratory Therapy. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
  • 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 Vail Health Values.
  • Perform other duties as assigned. Must be HIPAA compliant. QUALIFICATIONS:
    • Experience:
      • • Two years of experience in an acute care hospital accredited by the Joint Commission.
        • Experience in the care of neonatal, pediatric critical patient care.
        • License(s):
          • • Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Colorado Respiratory Therapist license.
            • Certification(s):
              • • Certified or Registered Respiratory Therapist by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).
                • Basic Life Support (BLS) by American Heart Association.
                • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
                • Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP).
                • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) preferred.

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