Respiratory Therapist Hospital

Salary
: CAD $40.19 to $50.20 per hour.

Join our collegial‑spirited team at Burnaby Hospital as we build for the future of health care in Burnaby. The Burnaby Hospital redevelopment project is a multi‑phase project that will transform the hospital into a modernised medical and surgical health care campus. Phase one is slated to open in spring 2026, and phase two in 2030.

• Expanded Emergency Department with additional treatment spaces
• New health care pavilion with 83 beds to support maternity, neonatal intensive care, medicine, and mental health patients
• New operating rooms, procedure rooms and recovery spaces
• New acute care tower with 160 beds
• New medical imaging department
• New integrated BC Cancer Centre

We are currently hiring for a Respiratory Therapist at Burnaby Hospital located in Burnaby, B.C.

• Comprehensive, 100% Employer‑Paid Benefits: full coverage
• Generous vacation time: start earning up to four weeks of vacation in your first year
• Benefit portability: transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer
• Immediate pension enrollment: defined municipal pension plan from day one
• Maternity top‑up: during maternity leave
• Trans Link Pass Subsidy: 50% subsidy on Trans Link passes
• Additional employee discounts and perks available
• Eligibility based on employment status

Performs diagnostic, therapeutic, and technical functions of the Respiratory Therapy Services within Burnaby Hospital.

• Perform respiratory care to patients, including initiation and education of inhaled medications, breathing monitoring tools, mechanical ventilation for adult, pediatric, and infant patients as prescribed by physician
• Perform diagnostic testing, initiate oxygen therapy, and assist with home oxygen therapy
• Provide artificial airway care, perform non‑invasive physiological monitoring, obtain invasive arterial blood gases, and insert radial arterial lines
• Perform invasive endotracheal intubation and attend cardio‑respiratory arrests
• Maintain documentation on treatments, equipment settings, and patient/equipment observations
• Perform cardio‑respiratory physiological measurements and calculations, both invasive and non‑invasive, as required
• Ensure reports, records, and workload statistics are complete and accurate according to departmental standards
• Change respiratory therapy equipment routinely in critical care areas
• Perform equipment quality control, maintenance, and minor repairs and maintain documented records
• Assist with in‑service education sessions on respiratory care and related equipment to nursing, medical, and other hospital personnel as required
• Perform other related duties as required

Education and Experience

• Graduation from an accredited Respiratory Therapy Program
• Successful completion of the Canadian Board of Respiratory Care credentialing exam
• Eligible membership with the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT) and British Columbia Society of Respiratory Therapists (BCSRT)
• Current CPR Certificate, Professional Level C
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation program certification

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Demonstrated problem‑solving, organisational and decision‑making skills, including appropriate use of equipment, workload prioritisation, and handling crisis situations
• Ability to deal effectively with others
• Ability to organise and prioritise work
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position
• Ability to operate related equipment
• Ability to maintain knowledge of current developments in respiratory therapy by reviewing professional literature, consulting with other professionals, and actively participating in relevant educational programmes

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region. People – those we care for and those who care for them – are at the heart of everything we do.

Our hospital and community‑based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers. We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the workforce. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

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