Respiratory Therapist - Respiratory Services

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Req ID: 157868
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Northern Zone, Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
Department: OPNZ Respiratory Therapy
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly PT ( 60% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: CUPE Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 19-Jun-23
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About The Opportunity
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.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Travel to other sites may be required
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Must hold/maintain certification in CPR at NRP and ACLS levels
• Graduate of a recognized School of Respiratory Therapy
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Must hold/maintain registration with the Nova Scotia College of Respiratory Therapists
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Must be adaptable and flexible to adjust to the changing needs of the service and the program/facility
• Effective planning, organizing and supervising abilities

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours

• Permanent Part Time; 60% FTE, 45 Hours Bi-weekly

Compensation and Incentives
$29.51 - $40.45 Hourly
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.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.
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.
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