Clinical Respiratory Consultant

Air Liquide; Huntsville; On-site; CAD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Liquide Home Healthcare Canada is seeking a Clinical Respiratory Consultant to provide oxygen therapy and ventilatory support, working with physicians, clients and funding bodies. You will promote our respiratory products, ensure safety and documentation, and participate in after-hours rotations. Open roles at Bracebridge and Huntsville; strong cardio-respiratory assessment skills and a current license are required.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Respiratory Therapist and licensed.
• Strong cardio-respiratory assessment skills.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Willingness to participate in a rotational after-hours on-call schedule.
• Fluent in written and spoken English (French optional).
• Experience in healthcare is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide oxygen therapy and clinical/ventilatory support.
• Collaborate with referring physicians and funding sources to deliver high-quality care.
• Grow the business by promoting products and services to clients.
• Perform full respiratory assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Maintain documentation and ensure patient safety and confidentiality.
• Provide staff training and guidance as needed.
• Follow safety, infection control, and equipment sanitation protocols.
• Initiate and follow PAP therapy as prescribed and educate patients.

Skills

RRT

Licensed clinician

Cardio-respiratory assessment

Driver's license

Vulnerable persons check

Lift up to 50 lbs

On-call rota

Healthcare experience

English fluency

English or French

Tools

Microsoft Office

Google applications

Android

Job description

R10103333 Clinical Respiratory Consultant (Open)

Location:

Orillia, ON (192) - Respiratory therapyHuntsville, ON (198) - Respiratory therapy

At Air Liquide Home Healthcare Canada, we believe in patient-centered care and innovation. We’re on a mission to help transform healthcare for the better. From advancing and digitizing our tools, products, and systems, to forging meaningful relationships with our patients.

Air Liquide Home Healthcare Canada is a leading provider of sleep apnea tests, treatments, and home oxygen services. We partner closely with the healthcare community to deliver an exceptional patient experience that supports health, wellness, and collaborative medicine.

Ready to be part of this global family of companies making a difference in the quality of life for patients around the world?

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

The Clinical Respiratory Consultant provides all respiratory services with a focus on providing oxygen therapy, clinical and ventilatory support to the client while collaborating with referring physicians and ensuring patient safety. The incumbent will work directly with all clients, referral sources and funding agencies to deliver high quality clinical evidence based care.

Additionally, they continuously work on growing the overall business through promotion of our products and services.

• Provides quality care by conducting a full respiratory assessment; diagnostics as applicable; assessing and evaluating test results; delivering of equipment and supplies as required; developing respiratory therapy treatment plans in consultation with the client, physicians and care teams as per prescription and established company best practices.
• Provides appropriate follow-up to clients to evaluate effects of treatment plan, comfort of client when using treatment and addresses compliance with therapy.
• Assess clients home environment for safety, identifies and addresses areas of concern, and performs equipment quality control checks on a recurring basis.
• Obtains informed consent from the client.
• Contributes to the growth of Air Liquide Home Healthcare Canada by liaising with healthcare professionals; providing information/literature to prospective clients; providing demonstration/education of products and services to prospective clients.
• Maintains continuing education and knowledge of clinical best practice as related to position.
• Responsible for complying and maintaining knowledge of all funding processes and systems.
• Ensures quality documentation through completion of all company documentation and forms (both digital and non-electronic) as per policy.
• Maintains client confidentiality and protects Air Liquide Home Healthcare Canada’s operations by keeping information confidential.
• Protects clients and employees by adhering to safety and infection control policies and protocols.
• Responsible for following established company protocols for the cleaning and disinfection of all equipment.
• Provides new staff and student instruction, supervision and evaluation when necessary.
• Where applicable, follows Air Liquide Home Healthcare Canada’s corporate vehicle policy.
• When required participates in sleep duties including initiating PAP therapy when prescribed, providing patient education, instruction of use and cleaning of their equipment. Follows company best practice guidelines, policies and procedures for PAP initiation and follow-up.

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Are you a MATCH?

• Registered Respiratory Therapist
• Licensed to practice with the provincial governing body
• Strong cardio-respiratory assessment skills
• Valid driver’s license
• Clear vulnerable persons check
• Ability to frequently lift up to 50 lbs unassisted
• Ability to participate in a rotational after-hours on call schedule
• Previous experience in healthcare field an asset
• Fluent in written and spoken English (or French if required)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft, Google applications and Android

OTHER COMPETENCIES

• Innovation - Creating novel solutions with measurable value for existing and potential customers (internal or external); experimenting with new ways to solve work problems and seize opportunities that result in unique and differentiated solutions.

• Emotional Intelligence Essentials - Establishing and sustaining trusting relationships by accurately perceiving and interpreting own and others’ emotions and behavior; leveraging insights to effectively manage own responses so that one’s behavior matches one’s values and delivers intended results.

• Stress Tolerance - Maintaining stable performance under pressure or opposition (e.g., experiencing time pressure, conflict, or job ambiguity); handling stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and to the organization.

• Quality Orientation - Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how detailed; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time.

• Sales Persuasion - Gaining prospect or customer commitment to a product, service, or idea by using effective influence strategies.

• Driving for Results - Setting high goals for personal and group accomplishment; using measurement methods to monitor progress toward goals; tenaciously working to meet or exceed goals while deriving satisfaction from that achievement and continuous improvement.

*** The role is open at our locations in Bracebridge and Huntsville.

Additional Information

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualification and other job-related reasons. This job grade falls within a salary band starting at the minimum of $65,000 with opportunity for advancement.

Disclaimer: Please note that the job titles listed on this job posting may differ from those used in our internal job descriptions/position titles. While the titles may vary, the roles and responsibilities remain consistent.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.