At Hamilton Health Sciences, our Respiratory Therapy team of nearly 200 Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRT) across our multiple hospital sites provide quality patient and family-centered care to those who require cardio-respiratory intervention and support. They provide care to patients of all ages including premature infants, children, adults and seniors across our multiple clinical and regional programs.
Our RRTs help determine the appropriate treatment options and therapies, from giving medication and applying oxygen to inserting breathing tubes and managing ventilators. They also have opportunities to precept and mentor, as well as provide ongoing education and training to respiratory therapists (SRT, GRT, RRT), health professionals, nursing staff, residents, fellows, and students.
Education requirements
- Graduate of an accredited program in Respiratory Therapy
- Successful completion of the Health Professionals Testing Canada (HTPC) exam
Registration requirements
Registration with the successful completion of the Health Professionals Testing Canada (HTPC) exam
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Highlights
Operating room: Providing airway management expertise as well as technical expertise in ensuring that the anesthetic gas machines are in proper working order.
Complex care team: Supporting patients and families in care transitions from hospital to home, including home mechanical ventilation and other respiratory treatments.
Rehabilitation: Providing education to patients and families or caregivers on the management of their illness, as well as their home ventilator, tracheostomy tube, and/or oxygen system.
Rapid Assessment of Critical Events (RACE) team: Supporting teams outside of the critical care areas in the management of unstable patients.
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Our Pediatric Respiratory Therapists work in a variety of areas beyond the PICU. This includes inpatient units, the Emergency Department and the Women’s Health ICU. You will also have the opportunity to become a member of the Pediatric Rapid Response Team (PACE) and the Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team, delivering life-saving care across southern Ontario to critically ill pediatric patients in a dynamic and challenging transport environment.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Supporting the 16-bed Level II nursery and the 56-bed Level III NICU. RRTs also provide support to the Labour & Delivery unit by attending high risk deliveries, providing care for babies who are born early and require cardio-respiratory stabilization and support. There is also the opportunity to become a member of the Neonatal Critical Care Transport Team.