Perform diagnostic, therapeutic, and technical respiratory care for adult, pediatric, and infant patients. Responsibilities include managing mechanical ventilation, performing intubations, and maintaining accurate clinical documentation.
Requirements summary
Requires graduation from an accredited Respiratory Therapy Program and successful completion of the Canadian Board of Respiratory Care exam. Must hold current CPR Professional Level C and Neonatal Resuscitation program certifications.
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Job description
Salary
The salary range for this position is CAD $40.19 - $50.20 / hour Job Summary
Join our collegial-spirited team at Burnaby Hospital as we build for the future of health care in Burnaby.
The Burnaby Hospital redevelopment project is a multi-phase project that will transform the hospital into a modernized medical and surgical health care campus.
Phase one is slated to open in spring 2026 and phase two in 2030.
Highlights of the two-phase redevelopment project include: Expanded Emergency Department with additional treatment spaces New health care pavilion with 83 beds to support maternity, neonatal intensive care, medicine, and mental health patients New operating rooms, procedure rooms and recovery spaces New acute care tower with 160 beds New medical imaging department New integrated BC Cancer Centre Burnaby Hospital plays an essential role to those living in the community by delivering a variety of health care services.
Services and specialties include emergency medicine, intermediate-level critical care, medical imaging, internal medicine, hospitalist medicine, geriatric medicine, neurology, gastroenterology, palliative, psychiatry, oncology, outpatient clinics, and an extensive surgery program with anesthesia, orthopedics, general surgery, ENT, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology, urology, and plastics specialties.
We are currently hiring for a Respiratory Therapist to join our team at Burnaby Hospital located in Burnaby, B.C.
Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us including: Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
Generous Vacation Time: Eligible employees can start earning up to four weeks of vacation in your first year.
Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
Maternity Top-Up: Receive a top-up during maternity leave.
TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes Additional employee discounts and perks available *Eligibility based on employment status We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work.
We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.
Benefits
Vacation Time
Maternity Top-Up
Benefit Portability
TransLink Pass Subsidy
Employee Discounts
100% Employer-Paid Benefits
Defined Municipal Pension Plan
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Detailed Overview
Performs diagnostic, therapeutic, and technical functions of the Respiratory Therapy Services within Burnaby Hospital.
Responsibilities
Performs respiratory care to patients in accordance with established standards and procedures and/or as prescribed by physician such as initiation and education of patient to prescribed inhaled medications, breathing monitoring tools, mechanical ventilation on adult, pediatric and infant patients as prescribed by physician.
Performs diagnostic testing, initiates oxygen therapy, and assists with home oxygen therapy.
Provides artificial airway care, performs non-invasive physiological monitoring, obtains invasive arterial blood gases, and inserts radial arterial lines.
Maintains documentation on treatments given to patient, equipment parameter settings/values and patient/equipment observations.
Performs cardio-respiratory physiological measurements and calculations, invasive and non-invasive, as required.
Maintains documentation by ensuring reports, records, and workload statistics are complete and accurate according to established departmental standards.
Changes respiratory therapy equipment on a routine basis in the critical care areas.
Performs equipment quality control, maintenance, and minor repairs and maintains documented records.
Assists with inservice education sessions on respiratory care and related respiratory equipment to nursing, medical, and other hospital personnel as required.
Performs other related duties as required.
Qualifications: Education and Experience
Graduation from an accredited Respiratory Therapy Program.
Successful completion of the Canadian Board of Respiratory Care credentialing exam.
Eligible for membership with the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT) and British Columbia Society of Respiratory Therapists (BCSRT).
Current CPR Certificate, Professional Level C.
Current Neonatal Resuscitation program certification.
Skills and Abilities
Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Demonstrated problem solving, organizational and decisionmaking skills, such as appropriate use of equipment, establishihg workload priorities and handling crisis situations.
Ability to deal effctively with others.
Ability to organize and prioritize work.
Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
Ability to operate related equipment.
Ability to maintain knowledge of current developments in respiratory therapy by reviewing professional literature, consulting with other professionals and actively participating in relevant educational programs.
About Fraser Health
Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
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