respiratory therapist
Posted on
September 09, 2024
by
Employer details
Norfolk General Hospital
Job details
*Position Title: Registered Respiratory Therapist*
*Position Status: Full-Time*
*Rate of Pay: $38.35-$53.28*
*Posting No.: 24-70RP*
*Posting Date: September 9, 2024 *
*\*We are currently offering a $5,000 sign on bonus to those RT?s with proven experience in critical and acute care within the last 2-3 years\**
*About the Position*
Norfolk General Hospital is seeking a Registered Respiratory Therapist. The ideal candidate would be dedicated to patient care and committed to championing the Hospital?s Mission to relieve illness and suffering, and help people live healthier lives and will be responsible for the following duties;
· Initiate aerosol therapy with prescribed medications
· Administer oxygen therapy
· Initiate and monitor patients on ventilator support
· Perform pulmonary function testing
· Initiate and administer respiratory therapy to outpatients
· Attend cardiac and respiratory arrest situations as a member of the Cardiac Arrest Team/CCRT
· Assist in the transfer of patients on ventilator support to other hospitals, as required.
· Initiate and monitor patients on BiPAP
· Monitor quality of respiratory care given
· Order supplies for Respiratory department
· Compile statistics as required.
· Perform arterial blood gases
· Instruct patients in the use of metered dose inhalers and incentive spirometers as required.
· Attend all C-Sections and high-risk deliveries, as required.
*Education & Qualifications*
· Registered Respiratory Therapist
· Member in good stand with the College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario
· Member of the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists preferred
· Certified in BCLS, ACLS, PALS and NRP
· Adherence to all health and safety policies, procedures and provisions and the recognition and reporting of unsafe hazards and work practices
*Hours of Work: *Applicants must be willing to all work shifts, weekends and holidays as required.
*About Us*
Located in Simcoe, Ontario, Norfolk General Hospital provides exceptional healthcare to a municipality of approximately 69,000 people. Our area of focus provides a continuum of service throughout the life span of the people we serve including Emergency, Critical Care, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Medicine, Surgery, and Complex Continuing Care. Employing approximately 550 highly skilled and dedicated employees, Norfolk General Hospital continues to be a full service 106-bed hospital with round the clock on-call coverage of Specialists in Surgery, Anesthesia, Internal Medicine, and Obstetrics, as well as on-site 24 hour per day medical coverage.
Simcoe is less than one hour away from most major centers, including Hamilton and London, and only 90 minutes from the Greater Toronto Area. Situated in Norfolk County (Ontario?s South Coast), Simcoe is not far from Lake Erie and the 88 miles of shoreline that includes long stretches of sandy beach.
Interested applicants must submit a current *cover letter and resume* to the Human Resources Department by e-mailing *nghhr@ngh.on.ca * referring to posting number above
In order to ensure equal opportunities during the recruitment and selection process, Norfolk General Hospital and Norfolk Hospital Nursing Home provides accommodations for applicants with disabilities, upon request.
Norfolk General Hospital and Norfolk Hospital Nursing Home thanks all applicants for their interest. Please note that only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $38.35-$53.28 per hour
Expected hours: 37.5 per week
Application question(s):
* Are you in good standing and registered with the CRTO?
Work Location: In person
-
LocationSimcoe, ON
-
Workplace information
On site
-
Salary$38.35 to $53.28HOUR hourly
-
Terms of employment
Full time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
indeed.com
#9439593924
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by a partner site. Job Bank is not responsible for this content.
Report a problem with this job posting
Thank you for your help!
You will not receive a reply. For enquiries, please contact us.