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Interior Health… where rewarding Respiratory Therapy careers and lifestyle choices meet!

With over 25,000 employees, 2,000 medical staff and 2,000 volunteers, Interior Health (IH) delivers service and care to 59 diverse municipalities and 54 First Nation communities in the stunning Southern Interior of British Columbia. The vast geographical region that IH covers provides opportunities within large urban centers and close-knit, rural communities. With two tertiary hospitals, four regional hospitals, 16 community hospitals and 24 health care centres, IH has a career opportunity for everyone.

Make us your best career destination. We have the next Respiratory Therapist career you are looking for:

Acute Inpatient Care

Diverse and independent roles in ICUs, high acuity units, nursery, emergency, operating rooms, and wards. In these areas we perform advanced procedures, external transports, ventilation and oxygenation strategies, education, and diagnostic testing.

Community Care and Clinics

Our community Respiratory Therapists are key in transitioning patients from acute care to their homes assessing medications, oxygen, and education needs. The RTs help manage chronic conditions, palliative patients, and acute on chronic exacerbations. Education is provided in our respiratory clinics, pulmonary rehab, and home oxygen.

Job Roles

• Procedures and Therapies: Intubations, Arterial Lines, C-Section attendance, Surfactant Administration
• Acute Care Trauma attendance, Internal Transports, Neonatal resuscitations and deliveries , Procedural Sedation, Code Blue and CCOT.
• Diagnostics Pulmonary Function, Bronchoscopy, Cardiac Stress Testing.
• Programs Pulmonary Rehab, Community RT, Home Oxygen, Asthma/COPD Education Clinics.
• External Transports comprehensive, regionally coordinated for critical care patients.

Employment Openings: Regular Full-time, Regular Part-time, Temporary and Casual positions are available.

Schedule: Monday to Friday Days; Day/Evening rotations, or Day/Evening/Night rotations including weekends.

Reasons To Join Interior Health

• Opportunity to be a part of the advancing medical field.
• Family and work-life balance.
• Eligibility for BC Student Loan Forgiveness Program.
• Learning and career development opportunities.
• In-depth orientation and mentorship with the opportunity to trial different practice areas to promote competency and avoid stagnancy.
• Benefit from working within a supportive and fun team based environment.
• Job security.
• The resources and infrastructure that Interior Health offers to support your practice.
• BC Top Employer 2022 and Canadian Top Employer Young Professionals 2023

Interior Health Employee Benefits

• Employee Pension Plan
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals
• Generous paid vacation entitlement
• Safe and welcoming communities
• Comprehensive employer-paid benefits package
• Eligible positions qualify for relocation support
• Recognition of previous experience in determining starting salary
• Access to our in-house learning and development centre
• Employee Health and Wellness programs

Find your perfect fit with Interior Health in the Southern Interior of British Columbia. Contact our Recruiter for more information: [email protected].

• Current certification with the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT) and eligible for registration with the British Columbia Society of Respiratory Therapists (BCSRT) and CSRT.
• Graduation from a recognized Respiratory Therapy program.
• Current valid BC Driver’s License.
• Recent acute/critical care experience.