Respiratory Therapist

Department:
Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Located within Stanton Territorial Hospital and reporting directly to the Manager, Critical Care Services, the Respiratory Therapist is one of three Respiratory Therapists (including the Clinical Lead) providing culturally sensitive diagnostic and therapeutic care to patients with respiratory diseases, insufficiencies, failures or other associated problems by planning, implementing and following up care plans and respiratory procedures. The Respiratory Therapy Department has approximately 22,000 encounters per year where patients/clients range from scheduled clients for outpatient testing to critically ill patients requiring airway management and mechanical ventilation.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate knowledge of current respiratory therapy practices in both adult and pediatric/nursery critical care areas and an ability to diagnose and care for patients with respiratory diseases, insufficiencies, failures or other associated problems
• An ability to initiate various modalities of mechanical ventilation
• An ability to perform duties and set priorities independently (i.e. proper judgment)

Key Qualifications

• The successful completion of a Respiratory Therapy Diploma or Degree; designation as a Registered Respiratory Therapist; two years' recent Respiratory Therapy experience in an acute care facility servicing neonatal, pediatric and adult populations.
• Registered Respiratory Therapists must be registered with the CSRT

Inquiries Only:
Health Recruitment
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel  Extension 14106
Fax

Note:

If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.