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Vancouver Coastal Health
Respiratory Therapist - Home Oxygen Services
Vancouver
FULL TIME
October 12, 2024
Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Respiratory Therapist to join the Home Oxygen Program team in Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!
As a Respiratory Therapist at Vancouver Coastal Health you will:
- Be responsible for the assessment of clients and their oxygen systems in their homes, clinics, or other community settings.
- Perform ongoing respiratory care to clients with a variety of illnesses/diseases including, but not limited to acute and/or chronic respiratory illnesses or pathologies of the airway.
- Enhance quality of life from the perspective of the client/family.
- Liaise with internal and external partners regarding the implementation of care and therapies of clients including home oxygen equipment.
- Demonstrate continuous improvement and best practice approach in respiratory practice.
- Maintain and advances own clinical competence.
- Participate on committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned.
- Graduation from an accredited Respiratory Therapy Program. Successful completion of the Health Professionals Testing Canada (HPTC) Credentialing Exam.
- Eligible for membership with the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists and BC Society of Respiratory Therapists.
- Valid B.C. Driver’s License. Local area travel requires use of a personal vehicle for which mileage reimbursement is paid.
- Broad knowledge of The National Alliance of Respiratory Therapy Regulatory Bodies (NARTRB) National Competency Framework.
- Broad knowledge of current respiratory care theory and practices within a client/family centred model of care.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Proven ability to work independently and to develop/maintain collaborative working relationships within a multi-disciplinary service delivery model.
- Proven ability to adapt to the changing health system and understanding of the broad determinants of health.
- Demonstrated ability to assess client responses to care, and to respond appropriately.
- Demonstrated ability to establish workload priorities in collaboration with others.
- Skill in the use of respiratory and other equipment and techniques appropriate to the area of specialty
- General of knowledge Trauma Informed Practice and Harm Reduction approaches and Strengths-based care.
- Demonstrated ability to promote Indigenous Cultural Safety.
- Demonstrated ability to provide competent and culturally safety care in a variety of settings and with diverse populations.
- Computer literacy in the use of common computer applications.
- Ability to physically perform the duties of the position.
As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.
VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.
- Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
- Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
- Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
- Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.
***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on Career Hub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***
Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.
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