Qualifications

- Eligible for and maintains licensure to practice as a respiratory therapist in the Province of Manitoba
- Certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support or Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- Extensive knowledge of each department area, procedures, and techniques to operate, assist, and analyze technical procedures
- Special ability and knowledge in Quality Control and Standards of Respiratory Care; leadership, teaching, self‑improvement; input and planning in a clinical setting
- Demonstrated leadership
- Demonstrated written and oral communication skills
- Ability to prioritize in a changing environment
- Strong organizational, decision‑making, and problem‑solving skills
- Ability to display independent judgment
- Ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population
- Ability to respect and promote confidentiality
- Ability to perform the duties of the position on a regular basis

Position Summary

Under the direction of the Care Team Manager, the Respiratory Therapist works closely with hospital staff and serves as a leader, providing knowledge and advice in therapeutic/diagnostic principles and technical skills. The Respiratory Therapist sets up, operates, and assesses respiratory therapy equipment, making adjustments as required while ensuring patient safety and optimum care.

Responsibilities

- Overview
- Advisory
- Provides consultation to new medical and nursing staff in respiratory clinical applications when requested.
- Provides input and follow‑up for home care respiratory patients, their families and physicians.
- Evaluates and advises on current respiratory and related equipment.

- Technical

- Performs functional checks on all respiratory equipment to ensure quality performance.




- Repairs and troubleshoots respiratory equipment as required (in hospital).
- Provides emergency repair backup in the OR for anesthetic equipment breakdowns and for home care equipment.
- Calibrates blood gas analyzers daily; performs daily and monthly maintenance and QC procedures.
- Calibrates and checks all procedures on pulmonary function analyzers, computer, and printer to ensure accuracy.
- Washes, dries, re‑assembles, checks, and packages respiratory equipment for gassing.

- Clinical/Therapeutic

- Instructs and demonstrates aspects of respiratory therapy.
- Plans respiratory therapy with medical and nursing staff to provide optimum care.
- Attends ICU rounds and initiates ventilator management plans in consultation with ICU physicians.
- Assesses respiratory status of all patients and charts findings.
- Performs diagnostic tests for patient illnesses.
- Administers therapeutic procedures for patient management.
- Assists and advises in transportation of high‑risk patients; determines equipment requirements.
- Modifies equipment to meet individual patient needs.
- Manages life support mechanical ventilation, daily monitoring, and management.
- Member of the “Code Blue” resuscitation team; responds to “Code Blue” calls 24 h/day; intubates, ventilates, and analyzes arterial blood gases.




- Instructs patients on self‑administered devices and provides follow‑up instruction.
- Stays current on equipment advances to improve care.
- Participates in seminars and workshops.
- On‑call when scheduled; provides 24‑hour coverage for respiratory services.

- Diagnostic

- Performs diagnostic procedures, evaluates respiratory conditions and responses to drugs/therapy.
- Draws arterial and capillary samples, arterial line, cord and scalp samples; interprets results and suggests corrective measures.
- Conducts lung function testing; reports results to medical staff.
- Obtains oxygen assessment measurements and advises appropriate oxygen therapy.
- Performs sleep monitoring studies.
- Obtains electrocardiograms in all hospital areas during evenings/nights; reports life‑threatening abnormalities promptly.

- Other Services and Responsibilities Requiring Specialized Training, Skill and Experience

- Airway Management:
- Permanent trach changes, lavage, suctioning, cleaning and sterile insertion.

- Air and Ground Ambulance:

- Maintain ventilator status en route; apply suction; administer oxygen.

- Weaning and Extubation:

- Wean patients off ventilator, monitor blood gases, prepare for emergency intubation.

- Hemodynamic Monitoring: thorough understanding of all aspects.
- Respiratory Mechanics: calculate and apply analysis for mechanically ventilated patients.
- Machines: blood gas analyzers, pulmonary function analyzer, infant and adult ventilators, end‑tidal CO₂ monitors, pulse oximeters, O₂ analyzers, pressure monitors, oxygen flow devices, suction equipment, controlled environment equipment, spirometers, sleep monitoring equipment, CPAP/BiPAP equipment.

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📌 Respiratory Therapist (Brandon)
🏢 Prairie Mountain Health
📍 Brandon