Respiratory Therapist I
Location: Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre
Respiratory Therapist I
Children's and Women's Health Program
Respiratory/Inpatient and Critical Care Services
Temporary, Full-Time (until September 12, 2026, with the possibility of extension)
AAHP
01166RP1
Hours:
75 bi-weekly (8 and 12-hour rotating shifts; days, nights, weekends)
Salary:
CG-34 (CAD $40.78 - CAD $46.53 per hour) which includes any negotiated wage adjustment and/or supplement as applicable
Competition Number: VAC0016112
Posted Date: 2025-09-15
Closing Date: 2025-09-22
Job Summary
The Respiratory Therapist I will be responsible for, but not limited to, mechanical ventilation to ABGs (Neonatal and Pediatric), airway management (including intubation/extubation), general therapeutics, computerized pulmonary function studies, and patient transport (internal and external). The successful applicant will be required to become a member of the Neonatal Transport Team.
This position reports to the Manager of Critical Care Services (NICU) and maintains accountability to the Professional Practice Consultant for Respiratory Therapy for professional integrity and practice issues.
Job Demands
By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to):
Constantly moves/lifts up to 10 lbs., regularly moves/lifts up to 25 lbs. and occasionally is required to reposition/move up to 30 lbs. Pushes/pulls up to medium force.
Constantly walks/stands with occasional fast pace/run; works in awkward positions to perform/assist with procedures.
Constantly uses fine finger/precision, auditory, sensory, and visual concentration to provide clinical interventions, assess/monitor patients, to complete documentation, etc.
May be subject to time pressures/deadlines and subject to lack of control over work pace.
Job Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited program in Respiratory Therapy is required.
Current registration with the NL Council of Health Professionals is required.
A satisfactory record of work performance is required.
*The successful applicant must be willing to complete at the first available opportunity Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) in-house as determined by the employer.
*The successful applicant must complete in-house neonatal transport training at the first available opportunity in order to become a member of the Neonatal Transport Team.
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