Respiratory Therapy Clinical / Education Lead (ON, Toronto)

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in pediatric rehabilitation seeks a dynamic Respiratory Therapy Clinical/Education Lead. This role emphasizes leadership in providing family-centered cardio-respiratory care, ensuring smooth transitions for clients and families, and collaborating with an interprofessional team. The successful candidate will contribute to clinical education, support innovative care approaches, and advocate for quality improvement initiatives. Join a collaborative environment that values ongoing learning and professional growth, making a meaningful impact in the lives of children and families in need.

Benefits

Competitive Compensation

Benefit Packages

Ongoing Learning Opportunities

Professional Growth Programs

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Respiratory Therapy program and current registration with CRTO.
• Minimum 2 years pediatric cardio-respiratory care experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in pediatric, family-centered cardio-respiratory care.
• Coordinate care and support clinical practice and education.

Skills

Pediatric Cardio-Respiratory Care

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Critical Thinking

Problem-Solving

Education

Graduate of a Respiratory Therapy Program

Master's Degree in Health-Related Field

Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification

Tools

MS Office Applications

Job description

Join us in building a world of possibility! Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s largest pediatric rehabilitation hospital, and a top 40 Canadian research hospital. Serving over 9,000 families annually in both inpatient and outpatient programs and services, Holland Bloorview is renowned for its expertise in partnering with clients and families to provide exceptional care and is the only organization to ever achieve 100 per cent in three successive quality surveys by Accreditation Canada.

Holland Bloorview’s vision is to support the most meaningful and healthy futures for all children, youth and families. We are an academic hospital, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. All clinical staff are expected to contribute to the academic agenda through one or more of the following activities: supervising students, teaching, academic service, scholarship and research.

Holland Bloorview has won numerous awards including Greater Toronto's Top Employers, Canada's Top Employers for Young People and Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures. We offer an inspiring, inclusive, innovative, and collaborative work environment with competitive compensation and benefit packages and programs that support ongoing learning and professional growth.

The Respiratory Therapy Clinical/Education Lead provides leadership and promotes excellence in seamless pediatric, family-centered cardio-respiratory care through clinical practice, education, consultation/collaboration, and leadership in supporting client transitions to the community. He/she demonstrates leadership skills and the ability to deal with complex and changing clinical environments and client populations. The RT Clinical/Education Lead must demonstrate excellent communication skills, experience in critical care, and respiratory rehab and complex continuing care. This position includes supporting clinical practice, clinical education, coordination of care, contributing to RT policies and procedures/standards of practice/medical directives, and supporting respiratory education throughout the organization. The successful candidate will be required to work directly with clients, health disciplines teams, and community vendors to support equipment management. The RT Clinical/Education Lead will provide expertise to equipment funding, procurement and maintenance for our clients and staff at Holland Bloorview.

The position requires a sound knowledge of the role of a Registered Respiratory Therapist and in keeping with the professional standards identified with the College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Practice:

• Works closely with an Interprofessional team using theoretical and evidence-based practice to plan, implement therapeutic intervention, and coordinate care for cardio-respiratory care clients, including clients in our Long Term Vent program and those clients admitted from acute care with tracheostomies transitioning to home.
• Coordinates care to ensure smooth transitions for clients and families between services, while building capacity of clients/families to manage their own care
• Works with community partners, biomedical engineer, vendors, and families to ensure clients have appropriate equipment while on our inpatient units and transitioning home.
• Contributes/leads innovative approaches for care of complex clients including clinical interventions
• Supports and participates in clinical interventions with clients
• Participates in client rounds, family team meetings, bedside rounding, intake meetings and discharge meetings with the interprofessional team.
• Member on the code blue team responding to emergencies and providing interventions for cardiorespiratory events.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with external vendors and coordinates with the Ministry of Health & Long Term Care (MOHLTC) for funding support of client equipment including the Ventilator Equipment Pool (VEP)

Consultation/Collaboration:

• Consults and collaborates with interprofessional team members, clients and families as well as community healthcare providers to address identified client care needs
• Coordinates with infection control to ensure equipment reprocessing meets current practice standards. Communicates with external reprocessing partner as necessary. Communicates any updates or changes to respiratory staff as required.
• Consults with the biomedical engineer and is up-to-date with equipment recalls. Communicates to relevant stakeholders.

Leadership:

• At Holland Bloorview we align our values with the LEADSframework
• Participates in professional, program and hospital-wide initiatives
• Sits on specific committees as a voice for Respiratory Therapy to share important feedback to the Respiratory Practice Council.
• Collaborates with collaborative practice lead for annual credentialing requirements of RT team and co-chairs respiratory practice council
• Advocates within Holland Bloorview and externally, to influence health care practice and policy
• Collaborates with the Holland Bloorview Teaching & Learning Institute as a liaison and clinical lead for RT student placement
• Serves as a resource and consultant in decision-making, and problem-solving processes
• Identifies opportunities for change and provides recommendations for quality improvement as necessary
• Supports in the development/revision of clinical practice guidelines, protocols, policies and procedures related to cardio-respiratory care
• Supports scheduling practices for the respiratory therapy team

Education:

• Leads and supports new staff onboarding including training for invasive and non-invasive ventilation
• Provides clinical leadership and acts as a facilitator on behalf of Holland Bloorview in partnership with the Connected Care Program at SickKids
• Serves as a clinical educator to respiratory therapy students
• Educates clients, families, members of the health care team, and supplies access in the community.
• Facilitates evidenced-based practice education to other healthcare disciplines requiring respiratory recertification
• Supports community nursing agencies and attendant care services education on safe care for clients with tracheostomy tubes, mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy.
• Enhances personal and professional development by attending educational opportunities and /or conferences in clinical specialty, and/or leadership topics
• Creating tools for clients and families in the community
• Supports BLS recertification

Research:

• At Holland Bloorview we promote excellence through research and innovation.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Respiratory Therapy program approved by the College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario (CRTO)
• Master's degree in a health-related field or leadership preferred
• Current registration with the College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario (CRTO)
• Current registration with Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists (CSRT) or Respiratory Therapy Society of Ontario (RTSO) preferred
• Minimum 2 years pediatric cardio-respiratory care experience required; experience working with children with disabilities preferred
• Understanding of MOHLTC funding processes
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification
• Experience with pediatric long term care airway and ventilation preferred
• Basic life support (BLS) instructor preferred
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification preferred
• Demonstrated problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Proven ability to work independently, and as part of an interprofessional team, willingness to precept students
• Able to use computer software such as MS Office applications, email and web applications