Respiratory Therapist

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  Part-time (0.3 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
• Experience with COPD patients / puffer teaching preferred

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Competencies :

Equity & Inclusion

RVH is committed to recruitment and selection practices anchored in principles of equity and inclusion that contribute to an anti-oppressive, respectful, and culturally safe workplace.

We invite applications from individuals who belong to groups that have been historically marginalized on the grounds identified by the Ontario Human Right Code, including but not limited to race, disability, age, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, family or marital status, and status as a First Nation, Métis, or Inuk person.

To learn about how RVH is taking steps to create and sustain an equitable, inclusive, accessible and culturally-safe environment, please visit :

Accommodations

RVH is dedicated to ensuring every applicant has a fair and equitable opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and abilities throughout our recruitment and selection process. We are continuously working to create an accessible, barrier-free process, and recognize each applicant’s needs are different.

We encourage applicants with a disability or circumstance that could be supported with an accommodation to contact People Recruitment at Recruitment@rvh.on.ca.

If you are interested in this position, please apply online before 11 : 00 p.m. EST on the Requisition Close Date. If there is no close date listed above, the requisition will remain open until filled.