Req ID: 224237
Location: Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Department: OPEZ Respiratory Services CBR
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
Union: UNIFOR Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 7-Aug-26
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.
There may be other Respiratory Therapy duties such as patient or staff education sessions.
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Graduate of a recognized School of Respiratory Therapy required
- Must hold/maintain registration with the Nova Scotia Regulator of Respiratory Therapy
- Must hold/maintain certification in CPR at NRP and ACLS levels
- Travel to other sites may be required
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Effective planning, organizing and supervising abilities
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Must be adaptable and flexible to adjust to the changing needs of the service and the program/facility
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
- Permanent, full-time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
- Shifts may include days, nights, evenings, weekends, and holidays
$36.69 - $48.33 Hourly
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.
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Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions.
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.
