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