Respiratory Therapist Job Vacancy at Tristate Healthcare System


Tristate Healthcare System is a conglomeration of super specialty Healthcare providers recognized for compassionate, exceptional and individualized care categories. We are recruiting to fill the position below:     Job Title: Respiratory Therapist Location: Oyo Position Summary

  • You will take a leadership role in advocating and providing exceptional health care to patients and families.
  • This position supports the hospital’s academic mandate by advancing care through teaching and learning and/or transforming care through research and innovation.
  • This position contributes to the shared responsibility of ensuring health and safety policies are followed to provide for a healthy environment for patients, staff, physicians, volunteers and families on a practical level.
  • Respiratory Therapy Team, your goal in this position is to promote a patient and family centred care approach.
  • You will do this by collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of care providers in a supportive and culturally sensitive manner.
  • You have clinical expertise, competence, and technical skills as related to the position.
  • You are also flexible to changing priorities and committed to continuous learning and professional development.
  • You have great interpersonal skills, and you effortlessly connect with physicians, staff, patients, and families.
Duties may include, but not limited to the following
  • Supervise, teach and evaluate students as assigned by clinical coordinator
  • Educate patients, families, caregivers and health care professionals in respiratory care
  • Demonstrate the ability to lift and position patients and related equipment.
  • Educate physicians and patients on Obstructive/ Central Sleep Apnea
  • Administer therapy to treat CSA/ OSA
  • Knowledge of CPAP/BiPAP/ APAP.
  • Participate collaboratively within interprofessional healthcare teams with adult, paediatric and newborn patients in the Critical Care Unit, ED, Inpatient Units, Labour & Delivery, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and Operating Room
  • Provide ventilation management, weaning and discontinuation
  • Perform as a member of Code Teams and Critical Care Response Team
  • Assist at high risk deliveries performing neonatal resuscitation
  • Perform airway management including intubations and tracheostomy tube insertions
  • Perform insertion of arterial lines
  • Administer pharmaceutical substances in respiratory care
  • Perform related diagnostic tests including procurement and interpretation of arterial blood gases, assisting with bronchoscopies
Qualifications
  • Diploma/Degree in Respiratory Therapy
  • Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification
  • Current Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • Current NRP certification
  • Experience in adult intubation and adult radial arterial line insertion
  • Experience in neonatal intubation.
We Offer What We Offer Working at Tristate Healthcare System/ Complete Respiratory Care Nigeria means working with a dynamic team of fellow healthcare providers, staff, and volunteers in our leading hospitals.     How To Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume and Cover Letter to: [email protected]   Application Deadline 28th September, 2018.   Note: Only those candidates granted an interview will be contacted.