Respiratory Therapist

1 week ago

Muscat, Muscat, Oman Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Center Full time 40,000 - 80,000 per year

Respiratory Therapist (RT)

Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Center

University Medical City

Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

The Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care & Research Center (SQCCCRC) in Muscat Oman a Quaternary care level center providing care for adult patients with solid malignancies (No hematological malignancies).

SQCCCRC is seeking to appoint a
Respiratory Therapist (RT),
who is a highly motivated individual to develop her/his professional career within the SQCCCRC. The Centre is aspiring to be a high-tech center with innovative -patient and staff-centered technologies.

Education/Qualifications

  1. Diploma in Respiratory Therapy or
  2. Bachelors in Respiratory Therapy or
  3. Masters in Respiratory Therapy

Experience Post-Qualifications:

Minimum 3 years of clinical experience in Respiratory Therapy in a setting of critical care.

Job Duties/ Responsibilities:

  1. Should have a good communication skill.

  2. Work as a part of team of physicians, nurses and other health care professionals in managing patients with impending respiratory failure and patients with respiratory failure.

  3. Should have a valid ACLS certificate.

  4. Should be able to set up, operate and maintain equipment such as invasive and non invasive ventilators, ABG machines, therapeutic gas administration apparatus, aerosol generators.

  5. Should be skillful in transportation of patients requiring assisted ventilation.

  6. Strong knowledge in mechanical ventilation, ABG, PFT and pulmonary rehabilitation.

  7. Determine requirements for treatment, such as, aerosol therapy, bronchodilator therapy.

  8. Should be skillful in procedures such as intubation, assisting tracheostomy, bronchoscopy, chest physiotherapy, obtaining ABG by puncturing.

  9. Should have a sound knowledge in reading chest X Ray.

  10. Should maintain patient care chart.

  11. Should be able to educate patient and family about the home care ventilators and home respiratory care.

  12. Should comply with the hospital policies.

Salary will be based upon experience and qualification, using Oman Medical Bylaw.

Interested candidates should apply with a CV and a letter of interest via the APPLY button