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Respiratory Therapist

3 weeks ago

Barrie, Ontario, Canada Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre Full time

Job Summary & Requirements
The Allied Health Services (AHS) team, consists of Regulated Healthcare Professional including: Nursing, Respiratory Therapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, Social Work, Registered Dietitians, as well as unregulated Rehabilitation Assistants. Each discipline is focused on driving evidence informed practice to promote high quality patient and family centered care.

The team has a professional practice leader (PPL) model for each regulated allied health discipline which promotes and enhances the interprofessional team. Each regulated discipline has their own PPL with dedicated time to enhance their communities of practice, represent their respective disciplines at committees, create policies & procedures, lead corporate level initiatives and drive best practices in the realm of patient care.

We are currently recruiting for a
Temporary Full-time (1.0 FTE) Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT)
to support our acute care as well as ambulatory service (adult and pediatric asthma and pulmonary function) clinics.

Education and Experience:

  • Current registration in good standing with the College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario -required
  • Current BCLS - required
  • Current ACLS- required
  • Current NRP - required
  • Previous experience in critical care - preferred
  • Previous experience in pulmonary function testing- preferred
  • Certified Respiratory Educator (CRE) or Certified Asthma Educator (CAE)- preferred

Responsibilities:

  • Care and management of mechanically ventilated patients
  • Assessment and modification of invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation in accordance with Ventilation/Weaning guidelines
  • Airway management
  • Intubation and extubation
  • Administration of aerosolized medication and/or Meter Dose Inhaler (MDI)
  • Assessment and intervention for patients deemed high risk for respiratory failure
  • Tracheostomy management
  • Home oxygen assessment
  • Pulmonary function testing including: body plethysmography, spirometry, lung diffusion, methacholine challenge testing
  • Arterial punctures and blood withdrawal from arterial lines
  • Arterial line insertion
  • Assisting with bronchoscopies and percutaneous tracheostomy procedure
  • Intra and inter-organization transport of high risk patients
  • Neonatal management, including neonatal resuscitation at high risk deliveries (establishing airway, breathing and circulation), mechanical ventilation, Nasal CPAP, oxygen therapy and assistance of airway management.

Competencies:

  • Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
  • Demonstrates excellent critical thinking, decision-making and problem-solving skills
  • Demonstrates ability to function both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to adapt in a fast paced and stressful environment
  • Commitment to patient and family-centered care
  • Commitment to professional practice, continuing education and lifelong learning
  • Excellent attendance, punctuality and work record required
  • Demonstrates technical skills-computer software
  • Demonstrates ability to energize, coach, encourage and support other team members
  • Demonstrates ability to manage change and to foster an environment which promotes professional development and best practice