Respiratory Therapist - Delta Hospital

at  Fraser Health

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $37.89 - $47.31 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
We are currently hiring for Casual Respiratory Therapists to join our team at Delta Hospital located in Delta, B.C.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to organize workload.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to operate and maintain related respiratory equipment.
• Physical ability to perform required duties.

• Performs diagnostic and therapeutic assessments, interventions and follow-ups as related to respiratory therapy such as assisting with cardiopulmonary resuscitation and initiating/maintaining mechanical ventilation support of adults, children and infants, providing airway management, patient evaluation, and daily care of patients as prescribed. Attends cardiac arrests and provides assistance such as airway management and blood gas collection, as directed by the physician.
• Sets up, calibrates, monitors, and maintains equipment such as ventilators, respiratory monitors, and medical gas administration devices.
• Monitors and assesses patients’ respiratory parameters, measures and calculates data such as A-a gradients, and charts results as part of the medical records.
• Provides test data and treatment information for interpretation by medical staff, and makes recommendations for the technical application of respiratory therapy.
• Performs arterial punctures and/or collects arterial samples via arterial lines for arterial blood gas analysis.
• As directed by Physicians’ order, administers therapeutic treatments, such as aerosol, humidity, and medical gas therapy.
• Performs pulmonary function testing, such as spirometry, pre- and post-bronchial dilation spirometry, for inpatients and outpatients, and all related quality control tests, as required by the Diagnostic Accreditation Committee.
• Performs oxygen therapy studies for outpatients on home oxygen.
• Participates in and provides various in-service educational programs on the use of respiratory equipment for hospital staff, as required.
• Performs other related duties, as required