Graduate Respiratory Therapist 2024-2025

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Halifax; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a leading health authority in Nova Scotia, where you will play a crucial role as a Respiratory Therapist. This position offers a unique opportunity for new graduates from accredited programs to engage in life-saving practices, including mechanical ventilation and advanced airway management. You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient care and outcomes. With competitive compensation, extensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth, this role promises a fulfilling career in a supportive environment. Embrace the chance to contribute to the health and well-being of your community while enjoying the beautiful lifestyle Nova Scotia has to offer.

Benefits

Signing bonus up to $10,000

Relocation expenses up to $5000

Competitive compensation

Extensive health and dental benefits

Enrollment in the Provincial Pension Plan

Variety of available shifts

Continuous Clinical Education & Support

Opportunity for advancement

Qualifications

• Graduates must be eligible for licensing with the Nova Scotia College of Respiratory Therapists.
• Communication skills and adaptability are essential.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and manage mechanical ventilation and advanced airway management.
• Deliver oxygen, aerosolized medications, and perform pulmonary diagnostic testing.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Adaptability

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of respiratory therapy

Job description

Req ID: 187278
Various Sites and Community-based Locations Throughout Nova Scotia
Services and Programs Throughout Nova Scotia Health
Type of Employment: Permanent, Assignments, and Casual Relief Opportunities Available
Union: Healthcare Bargaining Unit, Constituent Union Based on Location

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Nova Scotia Health is hiring the next generation of Respiratory Therapists.

To accomplish this, we are hiring new graduates of accredited Respiratory Therapy programs. Nova Scotia Health is committed to providing you with the challenge and opportunity you are looking for as a new Respiratory Therapist.

Respiratory Therapists have the responsibility for the initiation and management of mechanical ventilation (life support) and also act as an expert of advanced airway management in all areas of the institution. They deliver and manage the administration of oxygen and other compressed gasses, aerosolized medications and high humidity therapies. They also perform and interpret related pulmonary diagnostic testing. Respiratory Therapists act as part of the multidisciplinary health care team to help achieve physician goals for patients' cardiorespiratory status, and assess, plan, deliver and evaluate the effectiveness of respiratory care and airway management for patients.

What We Offer

• Signing bonus of $5000 for a one-year return of service or up to $10,000 for a two-year return of service if a position is accepted in one of our rural hard-to-fill units
• Up to $5000 in relocation expenses
• Competitive compensation
• Extensive health and dental benefits
• Enrollment in the Provincial Pension Plan
• Variety of available shifts
• Continuous Clinical Education & Support
• Opportunity for advancement within the organization

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Upcoming graduate or graduate of an accredited school of respiratory therapy and eligible for licensing with the Nova Scotia College of Respiratory Therapists
• Effective communication skills
• Must be adaptable and flexible to adjust to the changing needs of the service and the program/facility

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Various permanent, assignments (temporary), casual relief (no guarantee of hours), and opportunities available in various locations throughout Nova Scotia
• Shifts may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays

Compensation

• Graduate Respiratory Therapist - $31.21 per hour
• Licensed Respiratory Therapist - $34.24 per hour after you provide proof of your active-practicing license with the Nova Scotia College of Respiratory Therapists

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. A Recruiter will reach out to you to explore whether your qualifications and skills match an opportunity.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

If you have any questions or would like more information on our opportunities, programs, and communities, please contact us at [e-mail].