About the role
<div class="content-intro"><p>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.&nbsp; 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 <a href="https://www.vailhealth.org/about">here</a>.</p></div><div><strong>$10,000 Sign On Bonus Available!&nbsp;</strong></div> <div><strong>Relocation and Housing Assistance.</strong></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong>About the opportunity:</strong></div> <div> <p>Serves as a resource person for all members of the respiratory and health care team. Responsible for performing all aspects of Respiratory Therapy.</p> </div> <div><strong>What you will do:</strong></div> <ol> <li>Performs direct patient care on the patient care floors while participating in daily operational activities as necessary.</li> <li>Demonstrates competency and compliance with all regulatory and accreditation standards.</li> <li>Helps to train, educate, and set up education for all current and new staff for the Respiratory Service Area.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Attends Trauma, Code Blue and Rapid Response Team emergencies. Assists with establishment and maintenance of airway.</li> <li>Demonstrates ability to give and receive feedback and incorporates this into work. Gives feedback on employees for performance reviews.</li> <li>Identifies clinical and interdepartmental problems and resolves conflicts appropriately.</li> <li>Role models the principals of a Just Culture and Organizational Values.</li> <li>Perform other duties as assigned. Must be HIPAA compliant</li> </ol> <div><strong>This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.</strong></