Advanced Practice Respiratory Therapist

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA); Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 60,844 - 70,533; Full time

Job summary

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is looking for a Respiratory Therapist to provide clinical care in various environments including ground and air transportation. The candidate should have extensive experience in critical care and airway management.

Applicants with strong teamwork abilities and relevant educational credentials will be prioritized. This role requires a current license in Manitoba, and various certifications, as well as a commitment to patient safety in challenging situations.

The expected starting date is September 1, 2026.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience as a Respiratory Therapist, especially in critical care.
• Experience in airway management including tracheal intubation.
• Must have current license to practice in Manitoba.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care in various transportation forms including ground and air.
• Ensure safety during transports in harsh environments.
• Collaborate with EMS, dispatch, and hospital staff.

Skills

Critical thinking

Independence

Teamwork

Education

Entry-to-practice academic credential in Respiratory Therapy

Bachelor's degree in Respiratory Therapy or relevant field

Tools

BCLS certification

ACLS certification

Aeromedical licensure

Job description

Requisition ID: 405758

Position Number: 20090161

Posting End Date: Open until filled

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Shared Health

Site: Shared Health - Health Sciences Centre

Department / Unit: SH - Patient Transport-1

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MAHCP

Anticipated Start Date: 09/01/2026

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days; Nights; Weekends

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 12.00

Annual Base Hours: 2080

Salary: $60,844.00, $62,662.00, $64,549.00, $66,488.00, $68,479.00, $70,533.00

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Overview

• Provides current and competent clinical care while treating patients in multiple venues, including medical facilities in Manitoba, ground ambulance, ground patient support vehicle, and air ambulance.
• Functions in harsh and unusual environmental conditions, including extreme weather and unconventional modes of transportation, ensuring personal and patient safety at all times.
• Responsible for the provision of basic and advanced level patient care to adult, pediatric and neonatal/obstetric patients during interfacility transport.
• Responsible for full patient care of patients requiring accompaniment during diagnostic procedures, therapeutic interventions and/or other appointments.
• May assume responsibility for and provide care to single or multiple patients during interfacility transport, in accordance with Patient Transport Program protocols.
• May be assigned temporary duties when provincial needs arise.
• Works collaboratively with EMS, paramedics, dispatch, hospital site staff and flight nurses.

Experience

• Minimum 3-5 years experience as a Respiratory Therapist, with extensive experience in critical care, emergency, anaesthesia or ground/air patient transportation.
• Knowledge and proficiency in airway management, including tracheal intubation for adults, pediatrics and neonates, required.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Entry-to-practice academic credential in Respiratory Therapy from an accredited Canadian program or a MARRT approved equivalent, if internationally educated, is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Therapy or another field of study with a relevant major is preferred.

Special Training

• Current BCLS is required.
• ACLS provider is preferred.
• Current ITLS, PALS, NRP and CAMATA is preferred.
• Maintenance of current certification in the proceeding courses is required.
• Maintaining continuing education credits in the related area of practice is required.

Certification / Licensure / Registration

• Current license to practice as a Respiratory Therapist in the Province of Manitoba (MARRT).
• Must maintain current license to practice in Manitoba (in good standing with no restrictions).
• Must be a member in good standing with the Canadian Society of Registered Respiratory Therapists.
• Must maintain personal liability insurance as recommended by licensing/regulatory body.
• Must maintain Aeromedical licensure.
• Must have valid class 5 driver’s license.

Qualifications And Skills

• Ability to work independently with limited direction and no direct supervision of daily function.
• Ability to interpret and apply protocols/standards of practice in response to clinical situations.
• Ability to apply critical thinking during stressful situations.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Ability to utilize independence and flexibility in planning daily workload.
• Maintains currency in therapeutic practice of Respiratory Therapy.

Physical Requirements: Not Applicable

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.