Registered Respiratory Therapist - Neonatal ICU

Hamilton Health Sciences • Full-time • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada • C$ 38.35 - C$ 53.28 / hour • 4w ago

Registered Respiratory Therapist - Neonatal ICU

Regular Full-Time

Please apply via http://hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/careers and search for Requisition # 110478

Step into a job that opens countless doors. As one of Canada’s largest and most diverse hospitals, we’re providing advanced care to people of all ages from across the province. You can explore advancement opportunities, take professional development courses, and stretch yourself as a leader, all at HHS. We are the largest employer in the greater Hamilton region, and play a vital role in training the next generation of health professionals in collaboration with our academic partners, including McMaster University and Mohawk College. Hamilton Health Sciences is a hospital system of 18,000 staff, physicians, researchers and volunteers that proudly serves south central Ontario residents. We also provide specialized, advanced care to people from across the province.

McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH) has been providing care to children from across the region since 1988. Here, patients ranging in age from infancy to 17 benefit from a family-centred approach that prioritizes the child’s emotional, mental and physical well-being. The hospital is home to the fastest-growing kids-only emergency department in Ontario, one of Canada’s most advanced neonatal intensive care units, and a range of programs and clinics with unique expertise in a number of areas including children’s cancer, digestive diseases, and mental health.

Position Summary

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at McMaster Children’s Hospital is comprised of a Level III NICU, a Level IIc nursery and a neonatal transport team, providing medical and surgical care to neonatal patients and their families. Our NICU serves a broad geographic area within southern Ontario. The interdisciplinary team provides family-centered care with a strong focus on evidence-based best practice and continuous quality improvement. McMaster NICU is also actively involved in a number of collaborative quality improvement initiatives provincially, nationally and internationally.

Our NICU Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRTs) are assigned to the special care areas and are responsible for respiratory care in these areas. RRTs also provide education to nurses, other healthcare professionals and students throughout the unit. Other duties may be assigned, including but not limited to, such tasks as patient safety and quality improvement initiatives, committee work, and assisting in research.

Schedule Work Hours

Rotating days, nights, weekends and holidays

Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited program in Respiratory Therapy
Current Registration with the College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario
Successful Completion of the Canadian Board of Respiratory Care (CBRC) exam
Demonstrated interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills
Certified in Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP)
Demonstrated knowledge of ventilator requirements for the micro premature population
Demonstrate the philosophy of Family Centered Care
Demonstrate knowledge of developmental care
Willingness to Precept respiratory therapy clinical students
Demonstrated commitment to lifelong learning
Experience, within the last 2 years, in a level 3 NICU is preferred
Experience, within the last 2 years, attending high risk deliveries is preferred

Salary: $38.35 - $53.28 hourly

Proficiency in both Official Languages would be an asset.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer.

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