Land acknowledgement: Oak Valley Health is honoured to provide care on the traditional and treaty territory of the Anishinaabeg, and acknowledge our closest Indigenous communities, the Chippewas of Georgina Island and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island. The land is encompassed within Treaty 13, Treaty 20, and the Williams Treaty.

Today, this area is home to many diverse Indigenous Peoples, and we acknowledge the health disparities and barriers Indigenous Peoples face in accessing care. To support true healing, we are committed to understanding these challenges, learning from Indigenous knowledge, and taking action together to improve safe and equitable health care for current and future generations.

Who you are:

- You encompass Oak Valley Health's core values and live the words of respect, trust, commitment, compassion and courage
- You are a patient and/or client centered individual who performs at an exemplary standard
- You are a team player with excellent communication, critical thinking and prioritization skills

What we are looking for:

As a Registered Respiratory Therapist, you will become an integral member of the interprofessional team responsible for providing compassionate, patient and family centered care at Oak Valley Health, supporting the department as an Discipline Lead.

What you bring to the role:

As a member of a dynamic diagnostic system, you will provide hospital-wide patient care to adult, neonatal and pediatric patients. Your proficiency and knowledge of therapy and the related technologies will enable you to carry out ventilation following ABG protocols and the initiation and monitoring of non-invasive ventilation.



A progressive approach of integrating the respiratory therapist into clinical care on the inpatient units makes you a valuable member of the interprofessional team. You will also be a key member of the cardiac arrest, bronchoscopy, ERCP and high-risk delivery teams. The successful candidate will demonstrate a systematic approach to respiratory care including intubation, extubation, arterial line insertions, oxygen prescription and spirometry; rotations in the operating room will require special training and skill maintenance. MSH is a teaching site for Fanshaw College Respiratory Therapy program. The staff RRT will take an active role in the student education program including providing education and evaluation.

Leadership

- Endorse and promote environment of respect that is supportive of professions, committed to person-centered care and is sensitive to individual differences
- Foster an environment of continuous quality improvement, scientific inquiry and research within individual professions and across programs/departments
- Work collaboratively to ensure professional practice is an integral part of strategic planning and the development of service delivery models
- Expert resource to programs/departments/units regarding practice standards
- Empower staff to practice to highest standard
- Act as champion for profession internally and externally
- Advance development of profession within organization
- Promote and facilitate development of staff champions, novice staff and advancement to mastery within profession
- Promote,



advance and implement clinical best practices, evidenced-based practice and quality improvement within the profession and across interprofessional teams
- Co-chair AHDL meetings and attend Team-oriented Practice Advisory Committee meetings
- Provide representation of profession(s) on committees, task forces etc. as appropriate to support interprofessional education, practice, professional development, safety and best practice
- Provide input into equipment and products required for patient care

Staff Development

- Participate in the development of profession specific competencies and participate in competency reviews
- Liaise with other organizations/facilities/resources around best practice
- Support staff development as student preceptors
- Provide opportunities for staff to meet with profession-specific peers
- Remain current on, evaluate, and make recommendations on changes, trends and new practices in the delivery of professional services
- Establish mechanisms to support compliance with professional standards
- Monitor, legislation, regulations and policies and procedures of professional bodies, and provide education on changes
- Orient new staff to the professional practice expectations/guidelines for the profession within the organization
- Support development and delivery of IP orientation
- Facilitate preceptorship for new hires and/or existing staff
- Actively pursue opportunities to further interprofessional collaboration
- Support staff in problem solving and resolution of practice issuesAct as Consultant for other disciplines
- Collaborate with operational leadership to evaluate skill mix and staffing compliment

Education

Educate all interprofessional groups about the

📌 Registered Respiratory Therapist, Discipline Lead, Respiratory Therapy - Part time Temporary (approx 12 months) - Markham Stouffville Hospital
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