Respiratory Therapist Fellow, Critical Care Transport Team (Talent Pool) / Boursier en Thérapie Respiratoire, Transport Soins Intensifs (Banque de talents)

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Compensation Pay Range: $46.69-$57.74 Job Description: Ottawa is built on un-ceded Algonquin Anishinaabe territory. The peoples of the Algonquin Anishinabek Nation have lived on this territory for millennia and we honour them and this land. Their culture and presence have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. CHEO also honours all First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and their valuable past and present contributions to this land. CHEO is one of the few stand-alone, global leaders in pediatric health and is home to more than 6,500 staff, clinicians, scientists and researchers, as well as volunteers - all of whom work together to help children and youth achieve their best lives. Within its own walls and through partnerships with community providers, CHEO has transformed from a 20th century acute care hospital into a 21st century integrated child and youth health system. Ranked in the top 1% of Canadian hospitals for the digitization of its clinical infrastructure, CHEO combines excellence in clinical care, research, and education to advance seamless care that's provided where, when, and how it is needed. CHEO's Research Institute is dedicated to world-class clinical, translational, and basic science research covering a wide range of children's health concerns. CHEO has been named Canada's best health-care employer by Forbes in 2024 , 2025 and 2026 and is ranked second among Canadian hospitals on its list of Canada's Best Employers for multiple consecutive years. For the 14th consecutive year in a row, the editors of Canada's Top 100 Employers has recognized CHEO as a top employer in the National Capital Region. Every year CHEO helps more than 500,000 children and youth from Eastern Ontario, western Quebec, Nunavut and Northern Ontario. POSITION SUMMARY Members of the team are provincially mandated to provide transport to critically ill neonates and paediatric patients to centres able to provide a higher level of care as required by patient condition. The transport environment is highly unpredictable, and Critical Care Transport Respiratory Therapist Fellows (CCTT RTF) will train to be perpetually ready with a broadened skill set, proper equipment and mental preparedness to respond to any situation they are presented with. Although they have telephone access to Physicians to guide them with developing a plan of care and carrying out complex procedures, there are occasions where they would not be able to reach these resources (lack of cell service in remote areas, while in flight) and must use their clinical judgement under the guidance and supervision of their overseeing clinician and with increasing autonomy as the fellowship progresses to carry out highly specialized procedures in emergency, life or death situations often in confined spaces and wi th only the assistance of their Clinician partner. They will be involved in the care of critically ill patients utilizing complex equipment and will progress to managing patient care as the fellowship advan ces. The CCTT RTF will leverage their own extensive knowledge and clinical experience as a Critical Care Respiratory Therapist to progress toward practice as a Critical Care Transport Team Respiratory Clinician (CCTT RC). This is achieved through successful completion of the required stages of the fellowship, as monitored and approved by the CHEO Transport Fellowship Program, and upon successful completion of the required written assessments and Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), preparing the fellow to function effectively within the transport team in a highly challenging, dynamic, and unpredictable clinical environment. TRAINING PROGRAM & COMPENSATION STRUCTURE The Critical Care Transport Team Respiratory Therapist Fellow (CCTT RTF) participates in a mandatory two‑tier Clinician Training Program. Successful completion of Tier 1 is required to progress to Tier 2, which includes increased responsibility, clinical autonomy, and compensation. The pay band for this position will begin on OPSEU Pay band 15a ($41.85 - $51.77 per hour ), and will progress to OPSEU pay band 24 ($46.69 - $57.74 per hour) as responsibilities are added. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES Under the guidance and supervision of their overseeing clinician, the incumbent will i mplement critical transport care including but limited to: Providing care across the Southeast, Northeast, and Champlain regions, using ground and air transport modalities (ambulance, fixed‑wing aircraft , and helicopter) to support patients requiring advanced respiratory and critical care. Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary transport team to ensure safe, coordinated, and comprehensive care for pediatric and neonatal patients. Delivering specialized respiratory and critical care to neonatal and pediatric populations ranging from extreme prematurity to adolescents up to 18 years of age, applying age‑ and development‑appropriate clinical judgment. Progress toward autonomous clinical

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