Respiratory Therapist at Tristate Healthcare System

Employment Nigeria 28-Sep-2018 OYO , Medical

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

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.
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.

Duties may include, but not limited to the following

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
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.

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.

Application Closing Date
28th September, 2018.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume and Cover Letter to: info@tristatehs.com

Note: Only those candidates granted an interview will be contacted.

Sorry the application deadline for this job has elapsed

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