Health care
Respiratory therapist
$40.19 to $50.20 hourly (to be negotiated)
Pay is above the B.C. median for this work ($39.00 an hour; Job Bank, 2023–2024)
What the posting asks for
- 2 to 3 years' experience
- College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- English
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Hours and terms
- 37.5 hours a week
- Shifts: days, nights
- Full time, Permanent employment
- In person
Usually needed for this kind of work
- Respiratory therapists require the completion of a three-year college or university degree program in respiratory therapy, both including clinical training.
From Canada's occupation guide (OaSIS) for Respiratory therapists (NOC 32103). It describes this kind of work in general, not this employer's ad.
What this work usually involves
- Perform diagnostic tests, such as arterial blood gas analysis and cardiopulmonary functions tests
- Operate and monitor respiratory equipment to administer treatments such as oxygen, oxygen-air mixtures, humidified air or specialty medical gases
- Operate, monitor, maintain and test a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment
- Perform or assist with interventions such as airway maintenance, line insertions, inductions and intubations, and manage patients and associated equipment
- Execute anesthesia assistance services
- Perform artificial respiration and external cardiac massage
About the employer
- Industry: Health care and social assistance
- Region: Cariboo Region
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