Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health·Surrey, British Columbia
Responsible for initiating and managing mechanical ventilation and advanced airway management across various institutional areas. Deliver oxygen therapies, perform pulmonary diagnostic testing, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve patient cardiorespiratory goals.
Nova Scotia Health is hiring Respiratory Therapists across the province.
Respiratory Therapists have the responsibility for the initiation and management of mechanical ventilation (life support) and also act as an expert of advanced airway management in all areas of the institution.
They deliver and manage the administration of oxygen and other compressed gasses, aerosolized medications and high humidity therapies.
They also perform and interpret related pulmonary diagnostic testing.
Respiratory Therapists act as part of the multidisciplinary health care team to help achieve physician goals for patients' cardiorespiratory status, and assess, plan, deliver and evaluate the effectiveness of respiratory care and airway management for patients.
There may be other Respiratory Therapy duties such as patient or staff education sessions. Our Respiratory Therapists are offered continuous clinical education & support along with many opportunities for advancement within the organization.
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
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Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
Must be a graduate or upcoming graduate of an accredited respiratory therapy school. Candidates must be eligible for or hold registration with the Nova Scotia Regulator of Respiratory Therapy (NSRRT).
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